"The controversial Human Rights Act WILL be axed, David Cameron vowed yesterday. The PM pledged to replace Labour's law with a British Bill of Rights"

- Deputy Political Editor, "The Sun"

This book is NOT about saving the Human Rights Act ...

It's about building a 'safety net' of basic entitlements which can never be taken away from us by any political party. That way, whatever happens to the Act, we will always have this net to fall back on.

Politicians of all major parties were recently embarrassed by an expenses scandal. And today, our Prime Minister is embroiled...

In 1969 Richard Austin, a 22 year old artist, lived in Montreal. The city was in turmoil that year, experiencing often-violent strikes, civil unrest and terrorist bombings of the Stock Exchange and Canada Post mailboxes. During the year Sir George Williams University, situated in the city's downtown core, experienced the largest student occupation in Canadian history, which soon turned into a riot when over 400 students occupied the computer lab. Also at that time, The Record Cave, a store selling LPs and 45 RPM vinyl records was 'where it was at' for music lovers, attracting an eclectic mix...

The name "Armageddon" originates in the Biblical "Book of Revelations" (16:16). For nearly 2000 years scholars were unable to agree about what it means. That has now changed. Recently the world entered a time of crisis with the global order disrupted by dangerous financial speculation; the spread of incessant violence, especially in the Middle East ("along the great river Euphrates" - 9:14-15); and ("to the east" (Russia and China) - 16:12) the most dangerous weapons in the hands of the vengeful. Undoubtedly this troubled period will change history forever. In addition, it is apparent that...