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Tag Archives: Magna Carta
Red readers
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 2 November 2013 “It is a remarkable institution, especially that exceptional reference section. Ask them any … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Politics, UK
Tagged British Library, British Museum, Elgin Marbles, Karl Marx, Lenin, Magna Carta, Rosetta Stone
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Guantanobama
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 1 July 2013 GUANTANOBAMA VISITS AFRICA US President “Guantanobama” is in Africa. Great stuff. His … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Politics, USA
Tagged Guantánamo, Magna Carta, Obama in Africa, Robben Island, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania
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Thin-skinned Brits
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 15 December 2012 BEST KEEP MUM John Richards, an atheist pensioner from the County of Lincolnshire … Continue reading
Posted in Police, Religion, UK
Tagged 1986 Public Order Act, Big Brother, civil liberties, internet surveilance, Magna Carta, Runnymede, secret courts
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UK repudiates Magna Carta
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 13 November 2012 Britain’s most high-profile political prisoner, Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, has been released on … Continue reading
Silver spoon
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 17 October 2012 “I’m not here to defend privilege, I’m here to spread it.” That’s what … Continue reading
Posted in UK, USA
Tagged David Cameron, David Letterman, Eton College, Flashman, Groucho Marx, Magna Carta, silver spoon, Thomas Arne
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UK seeks torture “assurances” from Jordan
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 5 March 2012 PONTIUS PILATE It’s that man again, Abu Qatada. He just won’t go away. … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan, Torture, UK, USA
Tagged Abu Qatada, Habeas Corpus, King Abdullah, Magna Carta, Pontius Pilate, Theresa May
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From Magna Carta to Abu Qatada
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 8 February 2012 BLACK PROPAGANDA Nothing that spies say about anything should be treated as true … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan, Justice, Politics, Torture, UK, UN
Tagged Abu Qatada, Bethlehem, Habeas Corpus, Magna Carta, Rice-Davies, spies
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