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Most Britons think UK is turning into police state
Most Britons think UK is turning into police state

Britain is turning into a police state, according to politics.co.uk users in a new poll. The results come as concerns raised by the arrest of Damian Green refuse to die down. Sixty-five per cent of users said they believed Britain was turning into a police state, echoing accusations of ‘Mugabe-style’ tactics levelled against the government… Read more »

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Straw: Not standing up for the Human Rights Act
Lib Dem quit in human rights protest

A Liberal Democrat peer stepped has down as advisor to justice secretary Jack Straw in protest at the government’s record on human rights, he has revealed. Lord Lester, who took on a role as constitutional advisor as part of Gordon Brown’s ‘government of all the talents’, said Labour’s record on human rights was “dismal”. Timed… Read more »