Contents
Page Two  Guantanomo Bay - Trial by Jury - SoCLA as volunteers, lay activists
Page Three Public database management - SoCLA Labour Party commitment
Page Four  Queen's Speech 2002 - SoCLA Press Release
Page Five  pending completion
Page Six, Seven  SoCLA Policy positions Page Eight, Nine  pending completion
Page Ten  SoCLA Constitution
Page Twelve  Join SoCLA - Recruit a friend

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Needle Political Judgments

The special role of SoCLA is to focus on the interface between human and civil rights and the burgeoning "requirements of State".  This constitutes a special challenge for socialists. 
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Elizabeth France's successor as Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has signalled his scepticism about "national identity cards".  While he confirms that he has "not yet taken a personal position for or against" the Government' Entitlement Card scheme, he expressed clear doubts about it usefulness and effectiveness - read full report in The Guardian.  It is SoCLA's position that no overriding public requirement has been demonstrated for such cards: see Policy.

Emerging Civil Rights Issues

Check out commentary by SoCLA Secretary Roger Warren Evans, pending determination of SoCLA policy.  SoCLA has backed comprehensive reform of migration management > check RWE

Public Camera Surveillance - control principles urgently required, says RWE.

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