Civil Liberties

PM's secret stalker squad has power to detain indefinitely

A new national anti-terrorist unit to protect the Prime Minister and the Royal Family from stalkers has been secretly set up with powers to detain people under mental health laws.

How very Soviet.

Blair sparks row with bid for anti-terror powers

LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - Civil rights and community groups criticised a proposal by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday to give police broad powers to stop and question people as part of a new anti-terrorism law.

Critics said the proposed measure risked alienating the Muslim community whose support the government needed to combat militants and an opposition politician said Blair was pushing for the powers of a police state.

An interior ministry spokeswoman said the government was looking at including the "stop and question" power in new anti-terrorism legislation.

Whenever Blair and NuLab encounter a problem, their first instinct is heavy handed statist authoritarian solutions which don't work!

These types of laws are open to abuse if an even more authoritarian unscrupulous government took over. Blair has been busy laying the groundworks for a police state