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How much should we change our laws in response to the terror threat?Monday,19 November 2007, 8.55 am BBC Radio 4, Today Programme
How much should we change our laws in response to the terror threat - and in changing them are we doing the terrorists' job for them? Almost every year since 2001, this government has introduced new terrorism legislation. The latest proposal is that the police should have the power to hold people for up to 56 days without charging them. Henry Porter describes it as a putsch against our freedoms. The Spectator's editor, Matthew D'Ancona, thinks it's necessary ... Listen again at the Radio 4 website or download the clip here [ Interview starts 23 minutes into the clip ] DOWNLOAD Real Player
SEE ALSO... Terror detentions : How UK compares to rest of world Graphic: Detention without charge around the world Jon Swaine: Beware the urge to 'stockpile' laws
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