Unwanted legislation
Unwanted legislation July 10th, 2008 Today is the day of the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. As debate on the Government’s 42-day proposals continues, Gordon Brown’s arguments in favour of the legislation are sounding weaker by the day. It is clear that the legislation was always designed as a political calculation to outflank the Conservatives and make the Prime Minister appear tough on security. Scoring political points was at the core of the exercise. Earlier this week, members of
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