'Elite members of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, recently considered a proposal for a new global television network to usher in a state of "global governance." The concept strikes some as authoritarian, even totalitarian. But the parent company of Fox News was one of the sponsors of this year's gathering.'
'Is the European Union showing signs of cracking? There are new signs of unprecedented strain as the economic crisis kicks in.
Intensive, even frantic, talks are going on behind the scenes to keep the lid on the political fall out from the economic meltdown.The European Commission and Czech EU presidency, they took it over from France on Jan 1 , have announced an emergency summit for the end of February.
The emergency? Nicolas Sarkozy.
Stop and Search? Carry the Card
'The debate about the use of stop and search - be it protesters or young black and Asian men, be it in the case of stopping knife crime or deterring terrorism - is one that has (understandably, perhaps) been fixed on the police results rather than the times they get it wrong.
But it is in the cases where they get it wrong that attitudes towards police are sharpened and the rights we feel we have as citizens practically defined.
So I offer this card for readers to download, print and carry. It warns police officers that if a stop and search is intrusive, unlawful or malicious, you will pursue the issue through the Independent Police Complaints Commission and, if necessary, to civil proceedings. You might want to offer this card to an officer before a search takes place. Enjoy.'
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