Atu XVIII Blog

A UK Based Politics and Civil Liberties Blog

Posts in the ‘Lead Story’ Category

Legal Victory Against DNA Database

Dec 4th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, UK Liberties: General

European Court of Human Rights condemns UK’s DNA database

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Mosquito Madness

Dec 2nd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, UK Liberties: General

Now the Mosquito can annoy us all

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Damian Green: Smith Refuses to Apologise

Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, UK Liberties: General

Jacqui Smith refuses to apologise to Damian Green

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Stalinist Britain - New Labour’s Legacy

Nov 28th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, UK Liberties: General

A Tory MP is arrested for embarrassing the government

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Shops To Take Our Fingerprints - And Charge Us 25 Quid!

Nov 6th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, UK: ID Cards

The Home Office wants local shops and post offices to act as fingerprinting centres

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First ID Card Guinea Pigs Named

Nov 6th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, UK: ID Cards

Airport workers will soon be forced onto ID database

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Scottish Pubs Will Make Customers Take Drug Tests

Nov 1st, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Scotland

Pubs in Aberdeen will force customers to take drug tests before being allowed in

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Arrests At Peaceful ID Card Protest in Edinburgh

Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, UK: ID Cards

Peaceful protestors arrested at ID Card meeting

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The Brown Hatter’s Tea Party

Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, UK Liberties: General

Brown believes compulsory national ID Cards, CCTV surveillance and mass DNA databases protect civil liberties

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David Davis’ Resignation: Analysis

Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, UK Liberties: General

What are the implications of the Davis resignation?

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