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David speaks out against the Justice and Security Green Paper as opposition grows
David claimed that the government’s Justice and Security Green Paper was fundamentally flawed and that “none of it is acceptable”, as opposition to “closed material” procedures continued to grow. It has emerged that fully 57 of the 69 special advocates (government-vetted defence lawyers) working in the existing system of closed (terrorist) trials are opposed to […]
David appears on Sunday Politics following Pinto-Duchinsky resignation from Human Rights Commission
David appeared on BBC’s Sunday Politics, voicing his doubts that the Human Rights Commission will increase parliament’s democratic influence over our human rights. His statement comes following the resignation of Michael Pinto-Duchinsky amidst claims that the views of parliamentarians that human rights should be ‘brought home’, have been thwarted by the Ministry of Justice. The […]
David criticises changes to Google privacy policy
David claimed that “if the state collected the amount of information on individuals as Google does there would be uproar”, in response to Google’s change in privacy policy on Thursday. The change means that private data collected by one Google service can be shared with its other platforms, including Youtube and Gmail. He further commented […]
David continues campaign for Brough workers as BAe ends consultation
David appeared on local radio stations BBC Radio Humberside and KCFM, and BBC’s Look North news programme, to continue the fight to save local Brough jobs. As BAe announced the end of its ‘consultation period’, David and Alan Johnson- MP for Hull West and Hessle- wrote to Ian King, chief executive of the company, to […]
David appears on BBC Radio Humberside to talk about onshore wind power
David appeared on BBC Radio Humberside’s Peter Levy show to talk about onshore wind energy. He described tha backlash against this form of energy production, which is inefficient, expensive and blights the countryside. David went on to say that onshore wind is often least productive when energy is most needed- i.e. during very cold, still […]