Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Geert Wilders wins his appeal: I told you so

October 13, 2009

Remember Geert Wilders? Back in February the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith excluded him from the UK because of his views on Islam. I wrote at the time that the decision was unlawful; an afterthought simply confirmed my view. I did an interview about the case with Charon QC, too, explaining my view and expressing the [...]

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Charon QC podcast: the “Guardian gag”

October 13, 2009

Charon QC interviewed me this afternoon about the “Guardian gag” affair – the attempt by Carter-Ruck solicitors to prevent publication of reports of a parliamentary question by Paul Farrelly MP. I think some blogger’s references to the Bill of Rights 1689 is over the top – the Bill of Rights protects Parliamentary debates themselves from [...]

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