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Thursday, November 10, 2005
Government Loses Terror Vote & Charles Dickens - A Tale Of Two Cities

MPs in the House of Commons waiting to hear the result of the vote on the government's plans to let police hold terrorist suspects for up to 90 days without charge, in the House of Commons in London, November 9, 2005. REUTERS/Parbul via REUTERS TV

Conservative MP Crispin Blunt (3rd R standing) reading out the results of a House of Commons vote in Westminster, London, November 9, 2005. REUTERS/Parbul/Handout

Yesterday The Government lost a crucial vote on part of their Anti-Terror legislation. 49 Labour Mp's voted with Conservative & Liberal Democrat Mp's to defeat government plans to hold terrorist suspects for 90 days. Mp's voted for a rebel amendment preferring 28 days as the legal maximum that suspects may be held without charge.

Widespread discontent at government plans to enable detention for three months brought the first defeat for Prime Minister Tony Blair's government since being elected eight years ago. I feel & this is widespread feeling, that 90 days was excessive & so I welcome the house of commons asserting it's right to overturn this unjust legislation.

Many people remember the days of internment in Northern Ireland, & how the legal & court system was bought into disrepute by suspects being held with no charge for long periods. I think this is a victory for common sense & worry that many of our rights under our unwritten constitution are being lost as more & more stringent terror legislation is enacted.

This is the Project Gutenberg version which you can do as you please with it's out of copyright.

Charles Dickens - A Tale Of Two Cities

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