Hard-won liberties
Sir: In an otherwise well argued leading article (‘The old order changeth’, 21 June), you repeat the claim that ‘poll after poll has suggested strong popular support for the 42-day extension’.
Well, up to a point Lord Copper! Certainly, the public has been more than happy to support the idea that ‘suspected terrorists’ (a loaded phrase in and of itself) should be ‘held for questioning’, rather than released to wreak havoc on the innocent populace.
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