False and ridiculous charges are no real problem. It is the unconscionable critics who reveal unwanted truths from whom society must be protected” Noam Chomsky in Deterring Democracy A False Sense of Self-Righteousness Intellectuals in the public eye remind us how we should thank our lucky stars for our democratic system with freedom of speech

As a result of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act the UK government has recently given the police new powers to monitor e-mails and web sites. The pretext is to fight terrorism, political extremism and Internet paedophilia as sensationalised in the mainstream media, but the real purpose is to crack down on subversion. Tabloids spread

Over the last 30 years middle-class students have embraced a series of cultural fads, some pure commercialism and others worthwhile causes, which later sold out to commercialism. Beatlemania, anti-Vietnam War protests, Punk Rock, Rock Against Racism gigs, CND demos, gay pride marches, Reggae music, politically correct speech, MTV and anti-WTO demos. Wow, so it’s now