Throughout most of the Thatcher years, the Labour Party was consistent about one thing: the Prevention of Terrorism Act, as was, had to repealed. IRA active service units were active indeed.
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Assaults on our liberty will spark a real crisis
Ian Bell on Wednesday: The Prevention of Terrorism Act was judged by Labour during the Thatcher years to be an abomination, the antithesis of the rule of law, and of everything � such was the irony � it was designed to protect. How times have changed.
