The Prime Minister's public willy-waving and incautious use of language (unprecedented threat*) is busy doing some of the terrorists work for them. Parliament is, clearly, in a right panic about a measure which many people* seem to think is currently unnecessary. Thus, we all move onwards towards hysteria junction again, via more unnecessary legislation.
* from rhetorically speaking. Ther is a very similar list at C4 News here too.
UPDATE: Government wins by 9 votes. Thanks to the Democratic Unionist party. Oh well, it will have to be thrown out by the Lords instead.
Matt Buck’s animated drawings
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Detention without trial
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Kudos to a competitor
Cartoonist Dave Brown, of the Independent, is very good today (June 3rd 2008).
Matt Buck’s animated drawings
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