Good news on civil liberties at Lib Dem conference
I spoke this morning in the debate on reforming the 2000 Terrorism Act, made notorious by the David Miranda case.
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David Miranda
Read my posts featuring David Miranda, who was detained by the police during the fallout from the Edward Snowden leaks.
Liberal Democrat Newswire #39: two flash points go off the boil at the Lib Dem Glasgow conference
Liberal Democrat Newswire #39 reports how two flash points went off the boil at the Lib Dem Glasgow conference. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #38 is out: what will happen at Lib Dem conference in Glasgow?
Liberal Democrat Newswire #38 is out: what will happen at Lib Dem conference in Glasgow? … Read the full post »
David Laws to move conference motion proposing an end to secret courts
The Liberal Democrat federal conference in Glasgow will include a debate on the party’s manifesto themes document. … Read the full post »
Far too late and quietly the party sort of says the right thing about David Miranda and Schedule 7
If this had been said directly, on camera, by Nick Clegg two days ago it would have been a pretty decent comment. … Read the full post »
Two oddities about the muted official Lib Dem response to David Miranda’s detention
Jonathan Calder catches one of the oddities well in his tweet from last night. … Read the full post »