- Josie Appleton was on BBC London, 2 February, on Brighton council's ban on bus drivers saying 'love'
- Thousands wrongly labelled as criminals, Daily Telegraph 2 February 2012
- Nanny state makes a meal of child food advice with 80-page guide, The Times, 17 January
- Islington set for massive CCTV upgrade, Islington Gazette, 16 January
- Licensed to censor performance art, Manick Govinda, spiked, 16 January
- Even Kate has to be vetted so she can go camping with the Scouts, Daily Mail, 6 January 2012
- Lights, camera, points, 5 January 2010
- Question on leafleting bans, Lords Hansard, 7 December
- Great British pubs, but is UK Plc no place for the public house?, Reuters, 2 December
- Nearly 200 innocent people branded criminals by Government, Daily Telegraph, 17 November
- Volunteers aged just ten checked for criminal past, despite Coalition pledges to scale back vetting, Daily Mail, 16 November
- Josie Appleton discussed on-spot fines for littering on BBC Radio Wales, 16 November
- Scout leaders 'routinely' run criminal record checks on parent volunteers, Daily Telegraph, 12 November
- Don't police anti-gay 'hate' speech, Diva, 11 November
As planned, a group of
As planned, a group of Manifesto Club members went along to the party on the Tube on the night before the ban, and handed out leaflets to revellers and passers-by. There was a very lively atmosphere - the negative media coverage shouldn't be allowed to obscure the fact that people came together to object to a petty authoritarian measure, and showed a glimpse of genuine public spirit, even if it was a bit rowdy at times.
Of course, this was not a political protest, and most people were just there for the fun of it, but we found people were receptive to our attempts to put the booze ban in context. We'll keep a look out for similar events, with a view to making connections and giving some coherence to what is for now a very inchoate reaction against today's joyless authoritarianism. For more, see Suzy Dean's report on spiked.
You can also hear myself,
You can also hear myself, Michael Portillo and Melanie Phillips debate on drinking here:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/religion/moralmaze.shtml
The Moral Maze kicked off their new series on the subject.