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avid Davis resignation mentions the abominable national DNA data base
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/Marcus-Lasance?id=20
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17 months, 2 days, 11 hours agoSome commentators say "he has lost the plot". I say spot on David Davis for mentioning as an example of the erosion of our civil liberties the abominable national DNA data base.
#1 - By LASANCE, 16 months, 1 week, 8 days, 4 hours ago.
David Davis continues to get flack for his principled stance on Civil Liberties. A labour front bencher Andy Burnham who tried to discredit him by implying however he had held "late-night, hand-wringing, heart-melting" phone calls with Civil rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti soon had to eat humple pie when confronted by this feisty campaigner.
reead more on... http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jun/23/daviddavis.terrorism #2 - By LASANCE, 16 months, 1 week, 8 days, 4 hours ago.
The BBC's Nick Robinson reported the corporation was "inundated" with praise for Davis - enough to cause a certain softening and even backtracking in later press comments about Davis. Prime Minister Brown, for example, seems to have acknowledged that Davis "certainly appears to have struck a chord".
More on.... #3 - By LASANCE, 16 months, 4 days, 6 hours ago.
The Guardian and other UK news channels reported David Davis claimed a "stunning victory" in his campaign to defend civil liberties after he was re-elected to parliament this morning and vowed to continue his campaign from the backbenches. read more on..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/11/haltemprice.daviddavis1 Well done David Davies !!! If I could be bothered to nationalise myself my adopted home country I would vote for you. ( Change to P.R. and I will for sure!) #4 - By LASANCE, 15 months, 1 week, 9 days, 6 hours ago.
Today I found another advocate of removal of innocent citizens' DNA from the National Crime data base in Jennifer Willott (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Cardiff Central, Liberal Democrat)
Read her splendid 10 minute rule bill here... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-06-11b.309.0 presented to the House of Commons on 11th June 2008. |
