Ministerial rhetoric does not hide knee-jerk reality of anti-terror lawmaking

Anthony Butcher · 27-09-2007, 09:00 AM

Responding to Tony McNulty's comments rejecting Tony Blair's argument that people must be ready to accept reductions in their civil liberties in the fight against terror, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP said:

"Finally a Government minister admits to something which has been blindingly obvious to most of the public for a long time: sacrificing British liberties in the name of a 'war on terror' is self-defeating in the extreme.

"Why, then, does Gordon Brown nonetheless insist on re-opening the vexed issue of 28-day period of detention without charge despite having no concrete evidence to back his case?

"The rhetoric might have changed, but the failings of Blairite knee-jerk lawmaking still seems to be firmly in place."

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Anthony Butcher Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Long Ashton, Bristol Posts: 10,193 Party: None	Ministerial rhetoric does not hide knee-jerk reality of anti-terror lawmaking - Clegg Responding to Tony McNulty's comments rejecting Tony Blair's argument that people must be ready to accept reductions in their civil liberties in the fight against terror, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP said: "Finally a Government minister admits to something which has been blindingly obvious to most of the public for a long time: sacrificing British liberties in the name of a 'war on terror' is self-defeating in the extreme. "Why, then, does Gordon Brown nonetheless insist on re-opening the vexed issue of 28-day period of detention without charge despite having no concrete evidence to back his case? "The rhetoric might have changed, but the failings of Blairite knee-jerk lawmaking still seems to be firmly in place." ENDS More...

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