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Changing the rules*

  • 11 December 2006
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Is a problem with next door's music a matter of taste or grounds for an Asbo? Is Santa's grotto fit only for athletic types? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas *"The rules of the game have changed" – Tony Blair, August 2005

Justice eludes Satan's friend

  • 04 December 2006
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A US court restores the death penalty against a man in defiance of overwhelming, recently discovered evidence and for no apparent reason

Changing the rules*

  • 27 November 2006
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Can you edit your passport photo? Can you have a postnuptial so as not to spoil the wedding? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas *"The rules of the game have changed" Tony Blair, August 2005

It could have been me

  • 20 November 2006

Jeremy Dear on Samuel Morales In Britain, a trade unionist might face dismissal for standing up for his or her beliefs. In Colombia, it can mean a death sentence ... In association with Amnesty International

Changing the rules*

  • 13 November 2006

How much cannabis is too much for one person? Can you safely shoot a stranger in court? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas *"The rules of the game have changed" Tony Blair, August 2005

Torture by music

  • 06 November 2006
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What do the tunes of Eminem, Aerosmith, Tupac Shakur and Meat Loaf have in common? Answer: they have all been used to torture people

Changing the rules*

  • 30 October 2006

What's a Satanist allowed to do on Hallowe'en? Can the police keep your case on file even if you're acquitted? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas

It could have been me

  • 23 October 2006

Martin Bell on Nguyen Vu Binh A Vietnamese cyber dissident is imprisoned by a government determined to control the internet In association with Amnesty International

How Guantanamo's prisoners were sold

  • 09 October 2006

The president of Pakistan's attempts to publicise his memoirs throw light on the flawed and dishonest processes that the US uses in bringing "terrorists" to justice

Changing the rules*

  • 02 October 2006

Will heckling at a party conference turn you into the new Walter Wolfgang? Can the police stop and search your iPod? Allow the New Statesman's legal expert to solve your civil liberties dilemmas

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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