Introducing the Carnival on Modern Liberty (crosspost)

Another day, another crosspost. I will just add a link to this story about the Government attempting to stop the Welsh Assembly from publishing its own expenses – even if I had time to blog about this I couldn’t as words fail me. Much as I support the Convention on Modern Liberty, I am very… Continue reading Introducing the Carnival on Modern Liberty (crosspost)

URGENT – Help us to stop the plot to conceal MPs’ expenses (crosspost)

I have crossposted this message from here and would urge people to do the same. More to the point, I’d urge them to carry out the action – we only have until Thursday! Dear friend, Today I had intended to write to you to encourage you to take part in the Convention on Modern Liberty,… Continue reading URGENT – Help us to stop the plot to conceal MPs’ expenses (crosspost)

Is Nick Harvey happy being the unacceptable face of Parliament?

One thing that really bugs me is when people who clearly don’t know what they are talking about come up with fatuous excuses for not allowing reasonable requests. Nick Harvey MP, sadly, is a case in point. His response to Jo Swinson’s reasonable request for Parliament to allow video clips to be posted on YouTube… Continue reading Is Nick Harvey happy being the unacceptable face of Parliament?