BRITISH LIBERTIES V EUROPEAN RIGHTS

One of the most dramatic political events since New Labour came to power in 1997 occurred in June last year when David Davis, the Shadow Home Secretary and runner-up in the last Conservative Party leadership contest, suddenly resigned his seat to force a by-election on the issue of civil liberties....

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Published in:Contemporary Review 2009, Vol.291 (1695), p.509
Main Author: Karwowski, Michael
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Blair, Tony
Civil liberties
Davis, David
Nonfiction
Political factors
Raab, Dominic
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Summary:One of the most dramatic political events since New Labour came to power in 1997 occurred in June last year when David Davis, the Shadow Home Secretary and runner-up in the last Conservative Party leadership contest, suddenly resigned his seat to force a by-election on the issue of civil liberties. ? will argue against the slow strangulation of fundamental British freedoms by this government', he told a startled media scrum.
ISSN:0010-7565