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Lord Carlile calls for ‘speedy confirmation’ of the investigatory powers bill

Lord Carlile calls for ‘speedy confirmation’ of the investigatory powers bill

Lord Carlile, a former independent reviewer of anti-terror legislation, has called for the investigatory powers bill to be fast-tracked through Parliament in order to protect London from terrorist attacks. In…

‘It’s like Burke and Hare reviewing Graveyard Security’

‘It’s like Burke and Hare reviewing Graveyard Security’

The Society of Editors earlier this week launched the ‘Hands Off FoI’ campaign to protect the Freedom of Information Act, following the appointment of an ‘unbalanced’ independent commission to review the…

The fight to save the Human Rights Act starts now

The fight to save the Human Rights Act starts now

Out of the many proposals to emerge from the Conservative Party’s recent electoral win, perhaps none is so divisive or far-reaching in consequence as David Cameron’s pledge to abolish the…

Defending the indefensible at Loftus Road

Defending the indefensible at Loftus Road

Supporters bond over many things but few expect to form a friendship based around their shared experience of taking legal action against the club they love. But this is exactly…

Social media laws ‘woefully out of date’, watchdog warns

Social media laws ‘woefully out of date’, watchdog warns

The courts were relying upon ‘archaic legislation to police modern day crimes,’ warned civil liberties group, Big Brother Watch, in a new report revealing a surge in criminal charges and…

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