BBC “Crime – Are We Tough Enough”
The BBC produced a ground breaking documentary series in January 2020 called “Crime – Are We Tough Enough?”. Taking as its starting point two people with quite opposing ideas about the Criminal Justice System’s future. The series featured Chris Daw QC; one of the country’s most eminent criminal defence barrister, Continue Reading
Extinction Rebellion threatens action over Terrorist Listing
by Vikram Dodd (Guardian’s Police and crime correspondent) Extinction Rebellion is threatening legal action against counter-terrorism police for what it said was the illegal listing of the group an extremist ideology in a guide designed to help stop terrorist violence. The Guardian revealed on Friday that counter-terrorism police placed the Continue Reading
“Active Measures”–the Trump/Putin Connection
Active Measures is a 2018 documentary film by director Jack Bryan. It is the first major documentary to address the allegations of “collusion” between the Trump campaign and agents of the Russian state. Owen Gleiberman, chief film critic for Variety writes of it : “…Active Measures names the names and Continue Reading
“Cathy Come Home” to Rushden!
The Full Gospel Church in Rushden held a marvelous screening of Ken Loach’s film Cathy Come Home on the 13th June 2018 Ciceros.org has an exclusive interview with Mark Lees of Rushden’s local housing and community project ENCS The film deals with the issue of homelessness and family fracture Continue Reading
Stuart Milk – Civil Rights Campaigner
Stuart Milk (born December 26, 1960) is a global LGBT human rights activist and political speaker. The nephew of civil rights leader Harvey Milk, he is the co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation. He has engaged in domestic and international activism, including work with LGBT movements in Latin America, Europe, Continue Reading
Liberty and Investigatory Powers Act
Our landmark legal challenge to the Investigatory Powers Act – better known as the Snoopers’ Charter – had its first victory today. The High Court has ruled that the Government is breaking the law by forcing companies to store records of all our calls, messages, emails and our entire internet Continue Reading
