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Privacy: The 21st Century Civil Rights Struggle

Antony Timlin | Posted 03.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: The Thick of It, Coalition, Teresa May, Civil Rights, Privacy, Big Brother, Human Rights, David Cameron, Orwell, Theresa May, Snooper Government, UK Politics News
Antony Timlin

It's been a torrid couple of weeks for David Cameron. Ministerial incompetence combined with headline grabbing cock-up's such as the Granny Tax, the Pasty Tax, a tax break for millionaires and the fuel crisis have produced an entirely self inflicted news cycle that refuses to die.

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The Government Wants to Read My Emails? I'll Save Them the Effort

Daniel Furr | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Liberty, Monitoring, Big Brother, Civil Rights, Home Office, Snooper Government, David Cameron, Emails, UK Politics News
Daniel Furr

It might be difficult to comprehend, but most of us live boring lives that are extremely dull and will require no state interest.

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Aid Workers Face Rising Tide of Emergencies and Hostilities

Davinder Kumar | Posted 01.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Natural Disasters, Plan International, Human Rights, Conflict, Children, United Nations, Horn of Africa, Aid Agencies, Aid Workers, Civil Rights, Humanitarian Aid, UK Impact, UK World, UK News
Davinder Kumar

Imagine walking into a minefield before realising you are in deep trouble and help is hours away. Picture yourself in the middle of a crowd that is fast turning into a mob. Visualise your colleague has been shot at by rebels and has a life-threatening bleeding wound.

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The EDL Did Not Pass, but Victory Came at a Cost

Steven Maclean | Posted 04.11.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: Racism, Fascism, Edl, Politics, Civil Rights, Protest, UK Politics News
Steven Maclean

However, despite what seems like an overwhelming victory for anti-fascism on the face of things, I can't help feeling a little stood-up. This was no victory for 'people power', as in effect, the 'power' of the people to voice opposition to the far-right's ideology was as curtailed by the blanket ban as much as the EDL's.

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No Country for Stateless People

Davinder Kumar | Posted 29.10.2011 | UK

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Civil Liberties, Unhcr, Politics, Human Rights, International Development, Children, Ethnicity, United Nations, Democracy, Discrimination, Refugees, Civil Rights, World News, UK News
Davinder Kumar

Unwanted, unheard and unseen, stateless people exist with a sinking feeling of rejection. 'Let's go home, back to our country,' is not an option. There isn't any country for stateless people.

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Aid Workers are the Common Face of Humanity

Davinder Kumar | Posted 18.10.2011 | UK

Read More: Women's Rights, Plan International, World, Children, Pakistan, United Nations, Horn of Africa, War, Philippines, Indigenous People, Humanitarian Aid, Civil Rights, Afghanistan War, World News, Drought, East Africa Drought, Human Rights, Disaster Relief, Japan Tsunami, Conflict, Haiti, India, Japan, UK News
Davinder Kumar

They are out there, always, often the first people to reach. You have seen them feed malnourished children and starving people in the Horn of Africa.

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Gay Marriage - Is The Honeymoon Over?

Chris McIntosh | Posted 02.10.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Gay, Gay Marriage, Marriage, Divorce, Civil Partnership, Civil Rights, UK Lifestyle News
Chris McIntosh

It appears we are faced with a surge of enthusiasm for legalised gay unions on one side of the Atlantic and, only five years after civil partnerships became legal in the UK, an apparent loss of faith in the institution in this country.

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