Freedom under Thatcher: civil liberties in modern Britain

During the past decade, there has been a major debate about political freedom in Britain. This book examines the changes in the laws on civil liberties that have occurred under the Conservative government. It explores the extent to which legislation on the police, public order, terrorism, official secrecy, telephone tapping and the security services has fundamentally altered the nature of the relationship between the individual and the State. It provides a legal analysis of these various changes and also places them in their historical and political context. The book provides both an overview of the impact of "Thatcherism" on political liberty and an accurate guide to the various restrictions on freedom that are likely to be increasingly relevant in the 1990s.