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• Jan 09, 2015 @ 09:26am
  on UK Bill: Nursery Staff Must Let Us Know When Toddlers Are At Risk For Becoming Terrorists

  Is the MP David Davis the same David Davis in this?
  
  http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2015/01/08/paris-attacks-show-need-to-scrap-human-rights-act-says-tory-mp-with-no-understanding-of-the-human-rights-act/

• Jan 09, 2015 @ 09:22am
  on Sickening: Police & Surveillance State Apologists Leap At Charlie Hebdo Opportunity To Advocate For More Spying, Less Freedom

  It's happening in the UK too.
  
  The spooks ask for more,
  http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/08/mi5-chief-charlie-hebdo-attack-paris-andrew-parker
  
  the Government say yes
  
  http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/09/david-cameron-security-services-lib-dem-coalition-100m
  
  and a lone Member of Parliament has a bright idea.
  
  http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2015/01/08/paris-attacks-show-need-to-scrap-human-rights-act-says-tory-mp-with-no-understanding-of-the-human-rights-act/

• Nov 13, 2013 @ 01:41pm
  on Internet Archive Fire Shows Vulnerability Of The World's Online Memory

  I think we can take it that the UK Government won't be offering any help...
  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/nov/13/conservative-party-archive-speeches-internet

• Mar 08, 2013 @ 05:12am

  Re: Eamonn Coghlan

  on Next Ridiculous Idea To Stifle Online Speech: Irish Senator Says You Should Have To Pay To Post Online

  Eamonn Coughlan wasn't elected but rather was one of our Taoiseach's (Prime Minister) nominees to the Seanad. We do manage to elect quite a range of idiots, just not this one.