One of the problems with the erosion of liberty in Britain over the last
decade was that the public failed to pay attention to what was happening in
Parliament. Laws that fundamentally challenged our traditions of rights and liberty and flew in the face of the Human Rights Act (“HRA”) were passed with relatively little debate. Few grasped the impact they would have on our society and Ministers were able to brush aside protests with assurances that their desire to protect us was equal to their respect for civil liberties.
The difficulty campaigners faced was to press home the argument about the
scale of the loss. An account was needed to show that the legislative programme,
which swept away centuries old rights and transferred so much power from the
individual to the state, actually existed. Now we have that evidence and the
Convention on Modern Liberty can demonstrate with confidence what Britain has
lost and discuss how this crisis of liberty took root in one of the world’s oldest
democracies and what to do about it.
This report by the UCL Student Human Rights Programme (“UCLSHRP”)
is a concise and approachable inventory of the loss. It is a profoundly disturbing
document, even for those who thought they knew about the subject, for it not only describes the wholesale removal of rights that were apparently protected by the HRA and set down nearly 800 years ago in Magna Carta, it also shows how the unarticulated liberties that we assumed were somehow guaranteed by British culture have been compromised.
The same is true of constitutional safeguards that
were once considered beyond the reach of a democratically elected legislature.
The attack is as broad as it is deep. Over 25 Acts of Parliament and some 50
individual measures are involved.
It concerns you all, so please read it all. It's not a particularly lengthy document. And while you're reading it, do bear in mind the repeated incidents of legislation being introduced ostensibly for one purpose, then being used for another. For example, can anyone even begin to explain why anti-terror legislation should be used against an Icelandic bank? Yes - that does read 'Icelandic'. Iceland? Terrorist? ... there's something wrong with this picture isn't there. Or Walter Wolfgang, a former internee in the Nazi concentration camp system, arrested under anti-terrorist legislation for shouting one word - "Nonsense" - at Jack Straw.
Read it - everyone needs to know this stuff because what is legislated against immigrants, terrorists or indeed anyone else today, WILL be used against you tomorrow.
Would you like to bet otherwise? Based on experience of the past 12 years?
http://www.modernliberty.net/downloads/abolition_of_freedom.pdf
Morg
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Friday, 20 February 2009
A GOOD MEETING, PROGRESS MADE
Another successful meeting was held at our usual venue last night with a "full house" in attendance.
A report was given of our recent progress and plans for the future in this critical Euro election year. We are intending icreasing our leafletting operations especially in the areas South of Wigan as we have been getting good feedback in spite of not having concentrating in these areas. People are increasingly fed up of the lies, incompetence and greed of the other parties.
Members were informed of the offer of a large new venue which we will be taking advantage of in the coming weeks.
Credit was given to members who had worked hard leafletting in Leigh and Pemberton while realising much still needs to be done.
The first speaker was Eddie O'Sullivan, Salford organiser who was recently described in a newspaper article as "deceptively friendly". He certainly is friendly but I did not notice any deception in his demeanour.
Eddie explained the depths to which the fascists of the Labour Party were prepared to stoop in order to prevent our lawful leafletting exposing their lies and discrimination against the white unemployed of Manchester.
This included a jobs fair for black and ethnic minorities at Manchester town hall from which white people were excluded.
While leafletting explaining this blatant discrimination they were monitored by over 20 police and a helicopter.
At another public meeting they attended incognito they managed to ask questions of the organisers which the latter were not able to answer. Derek Adams the well known activist was not allowed to enter the meeting.
So much for a public meeting! So much fear of the truth!
Following the interval we were entertained by one of our favourite speakers, Dr Paul Rimmer who spoke movingly of the threat to our society and its' Christian heritage by the rapid influx of people of alien faiths. He said he had nothing against them as people but that the numbers were diluting our heritage and culture, but he saw that people were waking up to the danger and he had faith that our party would soon break through in spite of the obstacles put in our path.
Some new people attended and were favourably impressed, this being one of the objectives of our meetings, to gain new supporters and dispel the false impressions given by the media and other parties whose only defence against our arguments is to vilify us while refusing to debate.
A good collection was held together with a raffle and 5 full penny boxes were returned all of which will go to fighting the Euro elections.
Thanks to all who attended.
A report was given of our recent progress and plans for the future in this critical Euro election year. We are intending icreasing our leafletting operations especially in the areas South of Wigan as we have been getting good feedback in spite of not having concentrating in these areas. People are increasingly fed up of the lies, incompetence and greed of the other parties.
Members were informed of the offer of a large new venue which we will be taking advantage of in the coming weeks.
Credit was given to members who had worked hard leafletting in Leigh and Pemberton while realising much still needs to be done.
The first speaker was Eddie O'Sullivan, Salford organiser who was recently described in a newspaper article as "deceptively friendly". He certainly is friendly but I did not notice any deception in his demeanour.
Eddie explained the depths to which the fascists of the Labour Party were prepared to stoop in order to prevent our lawful leafletting exposing their lies and discrimination against the white unemployed of Manchester.
This included a jobs fair for black and ethnic minorities at Manchester town hall from which white people were excluded.
While leafletting explaining this blatant discrimination they were monitored by over 20 police and a helicopter.
At another public meeting they attended incognito they managed to ask questions of the organisers which the latter were not able to answer. Derek Adams the well known activist was not allowed to enter the meeting.
So much for a public meeting! So much fear of the truth!
Following the interval we were entertained by one of our favourite speakers, Dr Paul Rimmer who spoke movingly of the threat to our society and its' Christian heritage by the rapid influx of people of alien faiths. He said he had nothing against them as people but that the numbers were diluting our heritage and culture, but he saw that people were waking up to the danger and he had faith that our party would soon break through in spite of the obstacles put in our path.
Some new people attended and were favourably impressed, this being one of the objectives of our meetings, to gain new supporters and dispel the false impressions given by the media and other parties whose only defence against our arguments is to vilify us while refusing to debate.
A good collection was held together with a raffle and 5 full penny boxes were returned all of which will go to fighting the Euro elections.
Thanks to all who attended.
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