THE LAST DITCH

Liveblogging the Convention on Modern Liberty

My learned friend Ken Macdonald, the ex-DPP is explaining the psychology that leads those who begin every day with a security briefing into error. He makes the point that we, as citizens, need to make it clear to government that we understand that total security is "a paranoid fantasy"

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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.

Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.

He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that

“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”

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  1. jameshigham's avatar

    It’s difficult, Tom, to find the right word for it. “Feminisation” is not bad for describing the softening of boundaries…

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  3. Lord T's avatar

    I’m generally against more laws but would make an exception for this. Goose, Gander, etc. We should be using their…

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  5. tom.paine's avatar

    That’s a modern “more law” approach — and certainly consistent with our Establishment’s current aggressive approach. However I don’t want…