I left the Labour Party in 2001, after over 20 years of active membership. By 2001 the party’s direction was firmly neoliberal as the Blair government attacked single parents and asylum-seekers and privatised public services. It wasn’t just the politics of the government. Blair had changed the party’s structures so that it was no longer even […]
When the State Kills
Aug 6th, 2010 by Liz Davies.On the day of the G20 demonstration in the City of London, April 1 2009, PC Stephen Harwood wore full riot gear, wielded a long baton, held a shield, had a balaclava over his face and a helmet on, and his police identification number obscured. Ian Tomlinson was wearing two sweatshirts and had his hands […]
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28 days detention: unsound and useless in practice
Jun 25th, 2010 by Liz Davies.If you’re suspected of murder, rape, arson or manslaughter, you can be held without charge by the police for up to four days, while the police interview you and decide whether there is sufficient evidence to charge you with a criminal offence, and take you before the criminal courts for trial.
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How does Con-Dem Libertarianism stack up?
May 25th, 2010 by Liz Davies.New Labour’s shameful record on civil liberties could have allowed Nick Clegg and David Cameron to pose as defenders of human rights. The Liberal Democrats and the Tories had joined together to oppose new Labour’s 90-day and then 42-day detention without charge. They had defended the right to trial by jury.
