Civil liberties: are we placing ourselves at the mercy of the state?

Tuesday December 8, 6.30pm - 8pm, House of Commons. 

This Democracy Forum will look at whether what can be viewed as our traditional British ‘apathy’ is allowing the state to pass legislation that scrutinises and controls us. Or, is such a dystopian view a wildly exaggerated response to what is merely the use of modern tools to tackle 21st century crime and terrorism? The speakers are:

  • Sir Ian Blair (former Metropolitan Police Commissioner)
  • Peter Oborne (journalist and commentator)
  • Henry Porter (political columnist and novelist) 
Chaired by Virginia Gibbons, Hansard Society.

 




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