Persecution Under a Liberal Government…Simon Walsh relates his experiences to the LibDems

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We may have a coalition Government, but as it goes about fixing the economy the CPS are prosecuting individuals based on authoritarian legislation passed by the Labour Government. The most recent of which was Simon Walsh, an Independent Councillor in the City of London, Mayoral appointee to the London Fire Authority and a Barrister had a life-changing 18 months waiting for his trial for possession of pornography. There are many aspects of this case that are so wrong, not least the length of time it has taken and the damage that inflicts on an individual mentally, reputationally and financially. Here Simon shares his very personal experience at the hands of Labour’s laws. …Read the full article

Not So Liberal Democrats…LibDems pass motion to restrict the Sun to the top shelf because of Page 3 girls

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Amongst the motions passed at the Liberal Democrat’s 2011 conference is a call to restrict sexualised images in newspapers. A plan by former MP Evan Harris aims to tackle the projection of women as sex objects to children and adolescents by restricting sexualised images in newspapers and general circulation magazines to the same rules that apply to pre-watershed broadcast media. The Sun reports that Evan Harris held up photos of page 3 girls during a debate in Birmingham, and argued they – and the Sun newspaper – should only be on the top shelf at newsagents. He said: OK, these images can be available for adults if they want to access them, but they should have to reach up to a higher shelf than what is at the general view for young people.