This. The solution of course, as we so often say, is better people. But to be able to get some, we have to have some liberty. Posted in Liberty Tagged: expenses, Liberty, morality, MPs, rules, scumbags, socialism, troughing

David Davis Guido is a hit. Posted in Liberty Tagged: expenses, House of Commons, Liberty, MPs, rules, scumbags, socialism, socialists

"Liberty has never come from government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it." Woodrow Wilson

It has been a little over a week now since the government backed down on exempting MPs expenses from the Freedom of Information Act, following a sparkling example of good online campaigning from MySociety and friends. James Graham, in the first instalment of the Carnival of Modern Liberty (can carnivals have instalments? Or is it a

This blog will be hosting the latest Carnival on Modern Liberty on Friday evening. (Here is a link to last week's Carnival to give you an idea of the usual content,) I would welcome your recommendations of blog articles on the following topics from the past week: Action: ideas and initiatives for raising awareness of civil liberty-related issues.Events: civil-liberty related events that you a...

For the first time, the assembly breaks down members' expenses claims into broad categories such as travel or office costs.

The assembly is to publish details of all MLAs' expenses dating back to April 2003, it has been announced.

THE National Assembly has today released for the first time details of expenses claims totalling more than £400,000 made by 59 current and 14 former AMs.

The Recording Angel Here’s one. The duty-Archangel found this just now. The Staff, assisted by the Powers, will link others. Posted in Liberty Tagged: blogs, Liberty, literature, media, Nazis, socialism, writing

Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I was down with the Lurgie last week and missed Georgina Henry's stirring call to arms at the launch of the Liberty Central website in Comment is Free. It is well worth a read and gives you a sense of the Guardian's tremendous commitment to the growing range of issues that link connect to liberty today. At the same time, it touches something quite fundamental....