I was really sorry not to get along to the Convention on Modern Liberty at the weekend. I think this is an important development on the political landscape and I salute the organisers. I have been impressed by the energy of Henry Porter in getting this onto the agenda and the coalition is an interesting one. Henry’s article in the Observer was correct to point out the role played by Jack Straw in the erosion of our liberties. Straw, argues Porter is “now carving out a historic role for himself as one of the enemies of democracy and civil liberties in the United Kingdom”. I also enjoyed Suzanne Moore’s take on the event: “The enemies of freedom have shown themselves to be not simply murderous bombers but smiling legislators who know what is best for us.”
But I am equally interested in the sceptical voices.
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