Category Archives: Civil liberties

Tomorrow, the clock strikes thirteen.

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Shades

1984 starts as follows… It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. That was set on April 4th, 1984, although George Orwell actually wtote most of it in 1944 and was originally going to … Continue reading →

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Open letters sometimes get replies

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Shades

Last week, Womble on Tour published an open letter to his local Tory prospective MP. Knowing that Morley’s new candidate had dropped in on Facebook, I posted it up there to see if he would rise to the challenge. I’m … Continue reading →

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Brits- object to clause 152

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Shades

Phil Booth from NO2ID wants us to get off our arses and complain to our MPs. Please write NOW to your MP - http://www.WritetoThem.com is a single click away – telling him or her that you *refuse your consent* to the arbitrary sharing of … Continue reading →

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I know who I am.

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Shades

Did you used to play knocky-nine-doors as a kid? Where you rang the bell then ran away and hid giggling? It stil goes on, although these days it’s called Parcelforce… I have a love/hate relationship with the Royal Mail. All … Continue reading →

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Liberty- too precious to legislate away

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Shades

I’m going to an event at the end of February. It is a one day conference in London, called the convention on modern liberty. More on the event from top bloggers Tom Paine and Guthrum. A call to all concerned … Continue reading →

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