Helena Coates

10 July 2000. Commons considers amendments. The final comment by an MP before the 2000 Terrorism Act becomes law is by Mike Gapes MP, replying to those concerned the Act will be applied in future to "non-violent direct action."

No such thing, he tells the house, will ever happen.

Second reading of the Terrorism Bill, 14 December 1999. Home Secretary Jack Straw responds to an MP asking if supporting international protests involve property damage would be counted as supporting terrorism: "Not even remotely".

Second reading of the Terrorism Bill, 14 December 1999. Home Secretary Jack Straw replies to concerned MPs by insisting the act will apply not to protests but to crimes which seek "to destroy not only lives, but the foundation of our society."

For the girls. XX

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Putin: “If the British Army was asked to fight tonight, it would fight tonight,” army leader says in relation to Russia “I don’t think anybody in this room should be under any illusion that if the Russians invaded Eastern Europe tonight, then we would meet them in that fight,” the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff told the...

Reckless language from Deputy Chief of Defence Staff. Is the British government really prepared to drag us into war with Russia? #PeaceTalksNow

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