Review: The Assault on Liberty
A new book attempts to cast the crisis in civil liberties as a left/right issue. But ultimately it is the timid, compliant climate of UK politics that is to blame, says John Kampfner The 12 years of...
View ArticleIndex Interview: The salami slicing of free speech
Conservative MP Dominic Raab talks to Mike Harris about civil liberties, free speech and how he “wouldn’t lose any sleep” if the UK’s communications data bill were canned This is the first of a new...
View ArticleRichard Ratcliffe: The UK Government needs to look long and hard at its...
As Richard Ratcliffe enters day 16 of a hunger strike to protest against UK government inaction in the case of the continuing detention of his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran, he says it is not...
View ArticleBill of Rights will seriously undermine freedom of expression in the UK
Today, the UK Government presented its new Bill of Rights before Parliament, claiming that it will “restore a proper balance between the rights of individuals, personal responsibility and the wider...
View ArticleCo-chairs of UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcome Government’s action on SLAPPs
The Royal Courts of Justice, the scene for many SLAPP actions in the UK. Photo: PxHere The co-chairs of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcome today’s announcement that the government intends to introduce...
View ArticleLetter to Justice Secretary: Adoption of a UK Anti-SLAPP Law
29 November 2022 To the Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab MP Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Copies sent to: Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab, Deputy Prime Minister and...
View ArticleOver 60 editors, journalists, writers, publishers and experts call on the UK...
Over 60 editors, journalists, writers, publishers, academics and experts, including the CEOs of ITN and Pan Macmillan, as well as the editors of The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Sun, The Times and The...
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