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.

Simon Jenkins blasts MPs on liberty

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): Simon Jenkins uses his valedictory column in today's Sunday Times to blast MPs for not standing up for liberty against an authoritarian Home Office.

By Guy Aitchison

/ 26 Oct 2008

The campaign against Thatcher's football ID

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): Over at the Fabian Society blog, General Secretary Sunder Katwala, posts a short personal reflection on the career of David Evans - the Tory MP for

By Guy Aitchison

/ 24 Oct 2008

Spot the difference

If there's one name guaranteed to provoke the ire of US liberals, perhaps even more so than that of W himself, then it is surely Ralph Nader. Eight

By Guy Aitchison

/ 24 Oct 2008

Digital privacy wars

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): The battle for privacy in the digital age is being fought on many fronts (a point last night's seminar on the database state -

By Guy Aitchison

/ 23 Oct 2008

Kids: just say No2ID!

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): This little nugget from the latest NO2ID email: A website launched by the government in July to find out what 16-25 year olds think of the

By Guy Aitchison

/ 23 Oct 2008

Hoon rhetoric hits a new low

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): The following remark by Geoff Hoon, which was directed at Lib Dem MP Julia Goldsworthy on tonight's Question Time, lays bare the moral and

By Guy Aitchison

/ 16 Oct 2008

It's not over

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): The fight against the Counter-Terrorism Bill must not end with the Government's humiliating climbdown over the 42 days proposals. There's still loads

By Guy Aitchison

/ 16 Oct 2008

Joe who?

At certain points last night it felt like there were three people taking part in the debate: Obama, McCain and one "Joe the Plumber". Joe first popped up

By Guy Aitchison

/ 16 Oct 2008

Literary attack on detention without charge ahead of Lords vote

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): On the eve of the crucial vote in the House of Lords on the issue, Liberty has published a collection of pieces by forty two of

By Guy Aitchison

/ 12 Oct 2008

Can the Tories fix the broke society?

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): OK's Tom Griffin has a piece up on Comment is Free reflecting on last night's Guardian-Soundings sponsored debate which asked "Is

By Guy Aitchison

/ 7 Oct 2008

Public says first-past-the-post a barrier to voting

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): A record response to the MoJ's public consultation on weekend voting says that first-past-the-post is a barrier to voting, according to the electoral reform

By Guy Aitchison

/ 27 Sep 2008

Policing YouTube

Guy Aitchison (London, OK): Our sister site, terrorism.oD, is carrying an article by Tim Stevens on YouTube's decision to block all videos which may relate to foreign

By Guy Aitchison

/ 26 Sep 2008