In an excellent article by Henry Porter on the Guardian's
Comment is Free blog about Gordon Brown's generous offer to give the British a bill of rights, the following paragraph succintly
explains where a large part of New Labour's authoritarianism is coming from:
In a new paper, Roger Smith, the director of Justice, puts his finger on an important part of the government's culture. 'A single thread links
together matters as apparently diverse as the Iraq war, Asbos and the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill. That thread is an impatience by
ministers with due process, either in the legislative process of policy or its execution.'
Which is odd, since so many of New Labour's top bods are supposed to be lawyers, so they should be familiar with the concept of due process and its
importance.
This is just a place for me to jot down some random thoughts and reactions to the news so I don't have to yell at the television or radio, or mutter to myself whilst reading the news.
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