Guy Aitchison

Guy Aitchison is a Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at Loughborough University. He is a political theorist with interests in human rights, political resistance and migration. You can follow him @GuyAitchison.

"The crowd in uniform may be the more violent" warns former police chief

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): As the fallout from the video showing the brutal police assault on Ian Tomlinson continues, former Assistant Commissioner of Special Operations at the Met, Andy Hayman,

By Guy Aitchison

/ 8 Apr 2009

Britain's policing problem

Police conduct during the G20 protests reveals the depth of the UK's civil liberty crisis

By Guy Aitchison

/ 7 Apr 2009

Video shows police assault on man who died at G20 protest

A video has just gone up on the Guardian website showing Ian Tomlinson being beaten from behind by a baton-wiedling police officer as he attempts to walk away. The police

By Guy Aitchison

/ 7 Apr 2009

Sanity from Sean Hannity?!

Guy Aitchison (London, CML): I couldn't resist sharing this video of Tory MEP Dan Hannan, the new darling of the American right, talking to Sean Hannity on Fox

By Guy Aitchison

/ 7 Apr 2009

Rowntree report on The Database State challenged

Guy Aitchison (London, CML): There's a very interesting discussion taking place of the recent JRRT report on The Database State (pdf) over at Bill Dutton's blog

By Guy Aitchison

/ 6 Apr 2009

Petition to Brown for Magna Carta holiday

Guy Aitchison (London, CML): Via Gareth Young of the Campaign for an English Parliament comes this petition to Number 10 to "celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of

By Guy Aitchison

/ 19 Mar 2009

Carnival on Modern Liberty. 4

Guy Aitchison (London, CML): The latest edition of the blog Carnival on Modern Liberty is brought to you by Jennie Rigg over at the Yorksher Gob. This week's

By Guy Aitchison

/ 14 Feb 2009

Democracy no "luxury", says Clegg

Guy Aitchison (London, CML): Reading Anthony Barnett and Stuart Weir’s opening contributions to Unlocking Democracy: 20 Years of Charter 88, which deal with the early history of the organisation,

By Guy Aitchison

/ 28 Jan 2009

The Convention on Modern Liberty: spreading the word

Guy Aitchison (CML): The Convention on Modern Liberty (blogged below by Tom) launched on Facebook today. If you’re a member please join the Group here. We intend Facebook to

By Guy Aitchison

/ 15 Dec 2008

"Take Jane"

Guy Aitchison (London, CML): NO2ID launch a new video campaign this week aimed at highlighting a disturbing aspect of the national identity register (the database at the heart of the

By Guy Aitchison

/ 9 Dec 2008

Confused about government plans for a huge communications database?

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): Don't worry, here's Jacqui Smith to explain everything: if we face a situation as a government where both technology and our use

By Guy Aitchison

/ 6 Nov 2008

Correcting the neo-cons

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): In his calculated endorsement of Barack Obama in the Telegraph last week, Boris Johnson felt a clear need to justify to his readers how he had

By Guy Aitchison

/ 29 Oct 2008