freedom

Of Old Sat Freedom – Alfred Lord Tennyson

Of old sat Freedom on the heights, The thunders breaking at her feet: Above her shook the starry lights: She heard the torrents meet. There in her place she did rejoice, Self-gather'd in her prophet-mind, But fragments of her mighty voice Came rolling on the wind. Then stept she down thro' town and field To…Read more Of Old Sat Freedom – Alfred Lord Tennyson

Spy chief: We risk a police state

Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, has warned that the fear of terrorism is being exploited by the Government to erode civil liberties and risks creating a police state. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 6:08AM GMT 17 Feb 2009 Dame Stella became the first woman director general of MI5 in…Read more Spy chief: We risk a police state

David Davis resignation speech

I wish David well. It is high time this government were reminded of certain principles our country is founded upon; liberty, fairness, justice, and innocence until proven guilty. As he rightly stated, these are enshrined in British Law with Magna Carta, nearly 800 years ago. Yet this government are eroding our rights - even further…Read more David Davis resignation speech

The Philosophy of Liberty