- The government's plan to establish a new generation of secret courts has sparked fresh controversy after it emerged that the fact that a hearing is to be held behind closed doors may itself be kept secret.
- Fresh consideration is to be given to the introduction of airport-style mass security screening at mainline rail stations and across London's tube network.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Time for Nick Clegg to speak out on civil liberties
Two reports in today's Guardian caught my eye:
"The government's plan to establish a new generation of secret courts has sparked fresh controversy after it emerged that the fact that a hearing is to be held behind closed doors may itself be kept secret."
ReplyDeleteLook on the bright side. At least the fact that the fact that a hearing is to be held behind closed doors may itself be kept secret is not itself going to be kept secret.