Category Archives: Civil Liberties

Squaring a circle

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Something that is rather puzzling me at the moment is the seemingly normal unevenness in the application of “law” and the acceptability of protest. I know it’s not really that surprising, and isn’t news but a few things have crossed my vision in the last week which do seem to suggest that we (in a collective national sense) have rather lost the plot. Most recently Orphans of Liberty report that a council has refused to give the EDL permission to lay a wreath at a memorial, and rightly asks the question since when did you need the councils permission to … Continue reading →

Bun fight at the OK tea rooms

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Well more freedom demo at the Vaults bar in Stony Stratford, but given Councillor Bartlett’s behaviour so far it does look like we’re dealing with an intellectually unarmed man. Realistically the chance of Mr Bartletts proposals “to ban smoking outside” going through even without a demo are very very slim – but of course we’ve seen that before many times. The first time a ban is proposed it’s laughed at an ignored, so next time round the lack of protest is cited as evidence that people don’t mind. This gets repeated a few times till a ban is brought quietly … Continue reading →

Small M monarchist

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Having muttered the other day about disliking being turned from a “subject” into a “citizen”. A recent post over at Old Holborns reminded me of a video linked to by Archbishop Cranmer: So the alleged cost of the Monarchy is no reason to get rid of them, as they don’t cost us anything. Mind neither is the loss of income a reason not to get rid of them. I unlike OH and many people I know am not a republican. I quite like the monarchy, I don’t think it’s fair to say they stole their lands any more than accusing … Continue reading →