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About their normal lives, they were the public expressing deeply felt opposition to government policy. much as may be uncomfortable to any government, protest marches are a safety belt for democracy and free speech. democracy should treat them with care. the government was lucky. lucky that the house of lords rejected these proposals, but there is no certainty they will not return in another bill. such as the denial of civil rights is wrong in principle and in practice. if the power of the state grows and the protection of the law diminish, the liberties of the individual full. the mother of parliaments should simply not permit this. we british are a kindly people. when appeals are a kindly people. when appeals are made for those in distress at ....
Vigorous enforcement of ethical standards. it would be reassuring if the appointment of the guardians of ethics was fully independent and where appropriate, with new powers to initiate, investigate and report, that should be put on a statutory basis. in a foreword to this report, i endorse to the committee s recommendations in full and i hope the prime minister will accept them without delay. if he were to agree to this, it would make a start, it would help to regain the uk s reputation with the standard for democracy, fairness, honesty and pragmatic common sense in protecting our national interests. that reputation, built up by our predecessors, is invaluable to our national interests. it should be protected, not demolished. the style ....
We ll hear shortly from the metropolitan police the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick. new figures reveal a record 6.1 million people were waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england at the end of last year. also coming up this hour: new fossils found in a cave in southern france suggest humans and neanderthals could have coexisted for long periods. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major is about to make a keynote speech in central london on the issue of trust and standards in a democracy. it comes on the day that police investigating lockdown parties in downing street have said they ll start sending questionnaires to more than 50 people this week. ....
Democracy, we are lucky. we are able to speak truth to power. but if democracy is to be respected, power must also speak truth to be people. and yet in recent years, they have not been doing so. there has been cynicism about politics from the dawn of time. we are told that politicians are all the same and this untruth conditions are elected to condone lies as though they were the accepted currency of politics. but all eyes are just not acceptable. to imply otherwise is to cheapen public life and its land at the vast majority of elected politicians who do not knowingly mislead. lies arejust not acceptable. summit do mislead and their behaviour is corrosive. it ....
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