The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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The Counter-terrorism Bill is the most contentious item in the government’s legislative programme because the political parties are so deeply divided on the issue of the maximum period terrorist suspects can be detained prior to being charged.
This should not lead us to overlook the other measures that are scheduled to be included in the Bill. The government proposes to allow post-charge questioning of terrorist suspects and where a suspect refuses to answer questions but late…
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