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Talking with the taxman about poetryMonday January 18, 2010Billy Bragg refuses to pay income tax unless the government moves to limit bonus payments at the Royal Bank of Scotland |
Opinion
This new puritanism would drive anyone to drinkSunday January 10, 2010As smokers told you they would, the puritans have now switched their censorious gaze from cigarettes to wine and beer, writes Nick Cohen in The Observer |
News
Innocent driver admits offence to avoid cost of court defenceSaturday January 9, 2010A company director has admitted a motoring offence he says he has not committed after becoming one of the first to be caught by controversial new rules on court costs |
Opinion
If we are all under suspicion, then we are all threatenedTuesday January 5, 2010People meekly accept official behaviour, even if they might strongly suspect it is the police who are behaving illegally, writes Dominic Lawson in the Independent. |
News
Huge fall in number of crimes caught on CCTVTuesday January 5, 2010Figures released under Freedom of Information show 71 per cent fall in number of crimes “in which CCTV was involved” |
News
Motorists hit by higher parking fees and finesMonday January 4, 2010Local councils raised £1.9 billion from parking fees and fines last year, with some doubling the amount of money they squeeze out of motorists |
News
Bring in 50p minimum price for alcohol, MPs urgeSunday January 3, 2010Costs of dealing with alcohol abuse “overwhelming the NHS” say experts |
Opinion
2009: bad year for civil liberties in BritainThursday December 31, 2009Sadly the government has not lost its ambition to create a highly controlled and monitored society – but it’s not all bad news, writes Henry Porter |
Opinion
Death of free speech: Is Britain becoming the censorship capital of the world?Monday December 21, 2009Britain has a reputation as the home of free speech, writes Melanie Phillips in the Daily Mail. Now it is developing a reputation as the country where free speech is being steadily suppressed |
Opinion
Cigarettes and civil liberties: enough is enoughThursday March 27, 2008Proposal to ban the display of cigarettes in shops gets a cool response from the British media |