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Monday 23 February 2009

Diary: BCB Radio - Friday 27th February 11:45am

Tune in to see me in action on BCB Radio Friday 27th February

I'll be talking about the 57th anniversary of the abolition of wartime identity cards and other No2ID business

No need for retention

Looks like our government got themselves in to another sticky situation as the European Court has ruled that DNA should not be kept if the individuals aren't charged. The government is not sure what the decision means exactly, so they are going to ponder on it - it's clear - NO CHARGE, NO DNA! If the European Court had ruled in favour of some criminal then I'm sure the government will have been falling over themselves to accept the judgement.

Have a read of my letter in Friday's T&A: No need for retention