I am somewhat puzzled in a democracy with open government how it was possible to lose liberties without anyone noticing? I refer to the Terrorism Act 2006, the 28-day provision must be renewed annually by Parliament or revert to the previous 14-day maximum.
Apparently, on Tuesday, MPs have approved the extension of 28-day detention without charge for terror suspects for a further year.
This annual extension was passed without a vote in the House of Commons, as counter-terrorism minister Tony McNulty told MPs that recent cases had "substantiated" the case that police need at least this much time to carry out their investigations.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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