Comments on: Dissent, Power, and Politics

By: Nicolette Bethel

Nicolette Bethel — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:25:39 +0000

Thanks, Harry, for that info. I stand corrected.

By: Harry

Harry — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:55:48 +0000

'Brits (who remain subjects, and not citizens, in their own land, by the way)' Not wishing to derail the discussion, but I've always been puzzled by this meme — it certainly says 'British Citizen' on my passport — so I checked, and apparently I haven't been a subject since 1983. Before that I was apparently both a subject and a citizen. I can't say the precise legal terminology has ever seemed that important.

By: Lynn Sweeting

Lynn Sweeting — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:31:27 +0000

Nico, freedom of speech is a basic human right. Any law that denies this right to a civil servant is a bad law. We should all raise our voices and demand reform.
In hope.

By: Nicolette Bethel

Nicolette Bethel — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:11:34 +0000

All.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:26:42 +0000

The issue is the information that Mr. Bell shared after he left office.

Information that should have been made public as a matter of course.

How many other Ministries/Departments share the same fate?

By: Nicolette Bethel

Nicolette Bethel — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:49:35 +0000

Surely that is something to be taken up with the Ministry of National Security or the Commissioner of Police, not with Mr. Bell alone.

Continuing to focus your comments on him seems to be missing the point, somehow.

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:39:22 +0000

General Orders or not, I can’t see how or why matters of national importance like the statistics released by the former prosecutor (Mr. Bell) recently should be brushed under the carpet.