Have You Noticed Any Changes Over The Past Few Years..
* After 9/11 the Government introduced indefinite detention without charge of foreign nationals. This was replaced by the control order regime which allows government ministers to impose sweeping restrictions on individual freedoms on the basis of secret intelligence and suspicion.
* Pre-charge detention has been increased from 14 days to 28 days, with further extensions threatened.
* Broad new speech offences impact on free speech rights and non-violent groups have been outlawed.
* Our right to protest has been seriously curtailed, including by the misuse of police powers.
Source: Liberty
... How many of us can now still say that the 'war on terror' does not effect us...
* Pre-charge detention has been increased from 14 days to 28 days, with further extensions threatened.
* Broad new speech offences impact on free speech rights and non-violent groups have been outlawed.
* Our right to protest has been seriously curtailed, including by the misuse of police powers.
Source: Liberty
... How many of us can now still say that the 'war on terror' does not effect us...
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