"If I had been planning last weekend¹s celebration, I would have tried in some way to capture that hard won freedom of movement of crossing over from East to the West."
The Parthenon Marbles (or 'Elgin Marbles') were sculpted in Greece in 447–438 BC, and stolen from there by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century. They are kept in the British Museum. This is a speech recently given by Henry Porter, at an event calling for their return.
The denizens of the British State want to prevent their activities being judged in open court and will undermine a fundamental principle of the rule of law to have their way. If the Liberal Democrat leadership does not stop them there is no point in their party's existence.
Mass disturbances across England last week has left Britain in shock. We thought we understood our society; nothing led us to believe we were on the edge of mayhem.
In this response to George Monbiot on the Freedom Bill, Henry Porter defends his position on liberty. He agrees with Monbiot that the bill has failed to guarantee the right to demonstrate peacefully or freedom of speech for protesters. But argues against Monbiot's assertion that he has been gulled
The UK is one of the most surveilled societies in the world along with North Korea. Is it all about solving crime? No, it is about securing the state's control and crushing individual self-respect
