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Ed Balls has recently stated in an interview that Labour had taken wrong decisions on civil liberties. In the interview with Andrew Marr, he described the efforts to pass laws allowing 90 days detention without trial as “a step too far”. The change of position from Labour inevitably has political consequences. I think it’s fair [...]

Student protests are hardly anything new. Whilst I was at university, campus was regularly littered with posters and banners for various causes. Arguably, this often diminished their effect. It was always easy to dismiss any demonstration as “just another protest”, accompanied by a few (and it was only a few) students keen to get involved [...]

David Cameron has revealed plans to transform part of London into the UK’s take on Silicon Valley, creating the East London “Tech City”. The Wikipedia page currently has an enormous list of agreements that have been made to develop the area, with investment from the likes of Facebook or Google. Whatever your views on whether [...]

On Saturday, the comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” in Washington D.C. At the end of the day, Jon Stewart made a short ten minute speech about why he wanted to hold the rally – arguing that there was a spirit of cooperation in America where not [...]