I see a rather nasty side effect to the Green Affair: MPs being muzzled, lest Plod get a search warrant. A search warrant? Is that all that Plod needs to plough through Parliament? Oh Dear (TM).
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Vote Labour or elseOriginally posted by Bob Dalek View PostI see a rather nasty side effect to the Green Affair: MPs being muzzled, lest Plod get a search warrant. A search warrant? Is that all that Plod needs to plough through Parliament? Oh Dear (TM). -
It's worse than that - they arrested him to save the bother of needing a warrant.Originally posted by Bob Dalek View PostI see a rather nasty side effect to the Green Affair: MPs being muzzled, lest Plod get a search warrant. A search warrant? Is that all that Plod needs to plough through Parliament? Oh Dear (TM).Comment
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I'm quite pleased that plod has done this. Hopefully it will make some MPs wake up to the dangers in eroding civil liberties.
42 days in custody without being charged is a scandal.Comment
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Aha! Nice angle. It would have been better if they'd shot him then.Originally posted by PRC1964 View PostI'm quite pleased that plod has done this. Hopefully it will make some MPs wake up to the dangers in eroding civil liberties.
42 days in custody without being charged is a scandal.Comment
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Its a shame he didnt use the tube. He could have been chased by armed coppers then.Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostAha! Nice angle. It would have been better if they'd shot him then.
Now what will it be today, machine gun or taser?
Welcome to England, the New Liebour Police State.'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/Originally posted by SantaClaus View PostIts a shame he didnt use the tube. He could have been chased by armed coppers then.
Now what will it be today, machine gun or taser?
Welcome to England, the New Liebour Police State.Comment
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You think you'll still be given the chance to vote??Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostVote Labour or else
Brown'll declare a state of emergency and cancel all elections.Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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No magistrate or judge in the land would issue a search warrant for the Palace of Westminster. They'd just refer the request to the Speaker, and that's exactly why plod had to arrest Green.Originally posted by Bob Dalek View PostI see a rather nasty side effect to the Green Affair: MPs being muzzled, lest Plod get a search warrant. A search warrant? Is that all that Plod needs to plough through Parliament? Oh Dear (TM).Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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...and not just any plod, but the flying squad under the pretence it was an anti-terrorist matter.Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostNo magistrate or judge in the land would issue a search warrant for the Palace of Westminster. They'd just refer the request to the Speaker, and that's exactly why plod had to arrest Green.Comment
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