A Convention on Modern Liberty will be taking place in cities throughout the UK tomorrow (Saturday 28 February). Academics, lawyers, politicians and civil liberties campaigners will congregate at venues in London, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Glasgow and Manchester to hear papers and discussions exploring the human rights implications of state-led initiatives such as, inter alia, ID cards and central databases. Below, convention co-director Anthony Barnett describes the rationale for the event and the dangers of modern ‘identity management’:
The London gathering is sold out, but will be video-streamed and live-blogged on the convention website. There is also a dedicated channel on YouTube.
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