Civil liberties - new material (25)
01 December 1997
New brains behind the scenes. Labour Research Vol. 86 no. 11 (November) 1997 pp9-11. This piece examines the effects that the change of government will have on the role of "think tanks". It considers the right-wing Centre for Policy Studies Politeia and Social Market Foundation and the free-market Adam Smith Institute and the Institute of Economic Affairs. It also looks at the Institute for Public Policy Research and the centre-left Demos.
Access to government information Tim Treuherz. Legal Action October 1997 pp24-25. This piece surveys existing statutory and non-statutory provisions focusing on The Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
The ultimate invasion John Griffith. Guardian 10.11.97. Griffith argues that the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law is no guarantee that the judiciary will become any more progressive in their decisions.
Parliamentary debates
Human Rights Bill Lords 3.11.97. cols. 1227-1312 Human Rights Bill Lords 18.11.97. cols. 466-481 Human Rights Bill Lords 18.11.97. cols. 490-527 Human Rights Bill Lords 18.11.97. cols. 533-562 Human Rights Bill Lords 18.11.97. cols. 1139-1170 Human Rights Bill Lords 24.11.97. cols. 771-816 Human Rights Bill Lords 24.11.97. cols. 823-858 Human Rights Bill Lords 27.11.97. cols. 1091-1121 Human Rights Bill Lords 27.11.97. cols. 1139-1170