Magna Carta 2007 ; As a Copy of the Historic Charter of Rights Goes On Sale, Peter Oborne Says We Need an Updated Version to Protect Us From an Overweening State

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ONE OF the few surviving copies of the Magna Carta the foundation of British liberty has come up for sale in New York. Experts say it will sell for up to 6 million. But the protections written out in the Magna Carta back in 1215 are priceless, and never before have they come under such sustained attack as during the ten years of this Labour Government.

In the 13th century, the monarchy, and in particular feared tyrant King John, was the enemy of freedom and liberty.

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Magna Carta 2007 ; As a Copy of the Historic Charter of Rights Goes On Sale, Peter Oborne Says We Need an Updated Version to Protect Us From an Overweening State

In the 21st century, the power of the state is the menace, posing an evergrowing threat to British liberty.

Today, the situation is so bad we are in urgent need of a new Magna Carta one that enshrines the freedom of the ordinary British citizen from state oppression. Here, the Mail's political columnist outlines ten basic freedoms this new document should con...

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