Category Archives: Civil Liberties

We’ve taken care of everything – The words you hear, the songs you sing

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Not quite the thought police but step by step we’re getting there. The Portsmouth News (Via The Register) is reporting a musician who was taken off a train to explain a song list he was writing which was read over his shoulder by (presumably actual) transport police. Though at least this time they didn’t use the terrorism excuse but instead it was because there had “been a ‘number of arrests’ nearby including one man who had killed his wife.“. It’s probably just as well he wasn’t in a folk group, anyone singing traditional ditties staggering home tonight had best be … Continue reading →

They have a little list of things they want to ban

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For quite a while now Leg Iron has been talking a great deal of sense about how the powers that be like to ban things and use the same methods every time. The most successful they’ve been recently and the blue print for it seems banning everything else was the smoking ban where we now have to worry about third hand smoke, and they’re looking at stopping you smoking in your own house or car if children are present, and of course publicans will be fine and imprisoned for not stopping people smoking when they’re not there. The moves against … Continue reading →

Hogan home

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Well done to everyone invovled in getting him out, seems Nick hogan got released today Excellent Stuff, special kudos to Anna Raccoon and Old Holborn for all their work. +1-1