Posts Tagged ‘freedom’
Why Britain needs Labour to find its feet — fast
BBC News - Will geeks inherit the earth?. Like it or not (and I don't), our electoral system is locked into "us" and "them". Government and official opposition. That's how the system works and, though I believe it's time to change it, as long as it is the system (to paraphrase Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force), we have to make it work. Until [...]
“Stupid” goes to ethics committee
Lib Dem Cardiff Councillor John Dixon must have been surprised to be called to book over declaring that Scientology was "stupid". The fact that he did it on Twitter was probably enough to raise this to a national news story. But it is disturbing that a councillor can face censure for a remark like this. What Dixon actually tweeted was: "I [...]
BBC praise for plans
Stephanie Flanders, BBC economics editor had this to say about the Lib Dem manifesto: "The Liberal Democrats may be only the third largest party at Westminster - but when it comes to tax plans, they punch above their weight. Their manifesto has a lot more numbers than either of the other parties. That deserves some credit. Their tax proposals are [...]
Real Issues, number 2: Freedom and the Press
Freedom of the Press is a dearly bought and dearly held concept in British democracy. The internet age raises new questions, and, so far, the answers are not clear cut. The three key issues which the online world raises are: What is the status of 'citizen journalists'? What are our rights in terms of intrusion on privacy? How should [...]
