Civil Liberties: are we at the mercy of the state?
8 Dec 2009 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Tuesday
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Portcullis House
London, UK
WC2N5NG
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Cost: Free -
This Democracy Forum will look at whether what can be viewed as our traditional British ‘apathy’ is allowing the state to pass legislation that scrutinises and controls us. Or, is such a dystopian view a wildly exaggerated response to what is merely the use of modern tools to tackle 21st century crime and terrorism? The speakers are:
* Sir Ian Blair (former Metropolitan Police Commissioner)
* Peter Oborne (journalist and commentator)
* Henry Porter (political columnist and noveli...
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Civil Liberties: are we at the mercy of the state? at Portcullis House
Cost: Free -
This Democracy Forum will look at whether what can be viewed as our traditional British ‘apathy’ is allowing the state to pass legislation that scrutinises and controls us. Or, is such a dystopian view a wildly exaggerated response to what is merely the use of modern tools to tackle 21st century crime and terrorism? The speakers are:* Sir Ian Blair (former Metropolitan Police Commissioner)
* Peter Oborne (journalist and commentator)
* Henry Porter (political columnist and novelist)
Chaired by Fiona Booth, Chief Executive, Hansard Society.
This event is FREE to attend.
Registration is requried: contact Kate Egglestone on hans_admin@hansard.lse.ac.uk
Twitter Hashtag: #EVcivil3258
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