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Question Time for Crawley candidates

3:40pm Sunday 14th March 2010 in


Prospective MPs will be quizzed on their views on civil liberties.

Parliamentary candidates will take part in a Question Time-style event in Crawley.

Campaign group NO2ID believes people’s rights are being eroded by the introduction of ID cards, automatic number plate recognition systems and new terror laws.

Crawley’s Labour MP Laura Moffat, Conservative candidate Henry Smith and Liberal Democrat candidate Godfrey Newman will be joined by Green candidate Philip Smith and Arshad Khan for the Justice Party, Chris French for UKIP, and the BNP’s Richard Trower.

The free event will be held at the Civic Hall in Crawley on Tuesday, March 25, at 7.30pm.

Comments(4)

chris elmes says...
1:08am Mon 15 Mar 10

The troughers dont give a monkeys about our libertys, the only right we have is to pay for these scumbags to fill their boots.

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Gubbins says...
8:02am Mon 15 Mar 10

When it comes to the elections, it's a simple choice really. Do Crawley residents want to keep Gordon Brown as Prime Minister for another 4 years or more ?

If yes, vote Labour.

If No, vote Conservative.

Crawley has no problems that a vote for any other party has the solution to.

As for civil liberties, not sure they've ever really existed. Not since the National Insurance number was introduced anyway.


'Big Brother' and his mates have been around for decades. Come to think of it, wasn't it the Normans who started it all back in the 11th century with their Doomsday book ? That lot went round Britain recording absolutely everything they found. Talk about a 'stock-check' !

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davyboy says...
8:02am Mon 15 Mar 10

i think i.d cards are a good idea. if you are doing nothing wrong, what is the problem? they have been doing this for years in europe, without a bit of discontent, to the point where you can travel between countries without a passport. it is just the same as having a driving licence, as these already have most details on anyway. those that don't like the idea clearly have something to hide. i prefer to be able to prove who i am. all personal details could be held on a chip, similar to your bank card, and read by a hand-held device. simple really.

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Chris French UKIP says...
11:21am Sat 27 Mar 10

Why should the State possess all our personal data? To what extent should the State be able to control the individual?
These are the fundamental questions that needs to be answered by the "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" argument.
The State has a simply terrible track record for keeping such highly sensitive information secure. e.g. leaving databases on trains. The State has an equally awful history of letting the cost of such IT schemes (indeed most projects) balloon out of control e.g. NHS computer system originally budgeted at £2.3bn when work started in 2003, now estimated to rise to at least £20bn (source:TPA/ Lord Warner quote) and it still doesn't work.

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