Restrict freedom to preserve liberty

Restrict freedom to preserve liberty is an well argued piece at The Register about the current UK government's illiberal instincts, about which I have written before. From the Magna Carta onwards, people have fought for the right not to be arbitrarily detained, tortured or executed by an executive. To suggest that we should give up this right because the current incumbents claim to be nice people who would only detain bad people is just barking.