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Dec 5 2007 2:52PM
Free Speech gets everyone talking (again)

Two stories today provide a pretty good illustration of the whole debate about freedom of speech. Very handy. The Mail reports that Brighton becomes first city to ban rap music that offends gays (their headline). While the Guardian...

Dec 4 2007 1:00PM
Still Human, Still Here

Were launching a new film tonight in parliament, which aims to show MPs just how badly the UK is treating refused asylum seekers many of whom cant return home to countries that remain unsafe. Amnestys part of the Still Human, Still...

Dec 4 2007 12:33PM
Where is China or the world going?

The totalitarian power of the CCP (Communist Party of China) continues to repress a growing civil society in China and cooperates with outside actors who benefit from the repression. The question is frequently mentioned: Where is China...

Dec 3 2007 12:54PM
Putin the boot in

It doesnt come as a huge surprise to hear that the OSCE has reportedly declared Russias parliamentary elections unfair , following a win by bookies favourite the United Russia Party (of Vladimir Putin fame). In the run-up to the...

Nov 30 2007 12:44PM
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before

Lets be clear. The 15-day sentence by a Sudanese court for teacher Gillian Gibbons is a mockery of justice. But I have again been struck by the attention a story has obtained simply because a Briton is involved. Are we really such a...