Comments | mcgillianaire: Right-Wing Dutch MP banned entry into the UK and a Landmark Case in British Constitutional Law

mcgillianaire

Right-Wing Dutch MP banned entry into the UK and a Landmark Case in British Constitutional Law

Feb 12, 2009 16:45

DOWNLOAD: Fitna (w/ English subtitles), 33MB

I've just finished watching Fitna, the fifteen minute video about Islamic extremism put together by Geert Wilders, the Dutch MP who has been denied entry into the UK this morning because of a British Home Secretary ban. Wilders was due to attend a screening of his video at the House of Lords today ( Read more... )

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elodie21 February 20 2009, 13:00:09 UTC

In a way its frightening the rate at which UK seems to be passing regressive laws which impinge on personal freedom.... And thanks for the info about the video. I am very eager to watch it now!

mcgillianaire February 24 2009, 18:29:31 UTC

If the link above doesn't work lemme know. I'll upload it again. Also share your thoughts about it after you watch it. And you're right, it is worrying the kind of legislation that the British government is passing in recent times or tried to pass. Though truth be told one of the fascinating things I have learnt in my law course this year is how illiberal the British constitution actually is in theory. In reality it's liberal practices stem more from constitutional conventions that have developed over time rather than through legislation passed by the government - a situation very unlike most other major global democracies.