Has personal freedom increased over time?

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Has personal freedom in the UK increased or decreased in your lifetime?

Baroness Royall talks about increases in freedom and opportunities in the last few decades. She also explains why she thinks the Labour government needed to respond to terrorist attacks by curbing some freedoms.

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Have personal freedoms increased over time? - a view from Baroness Hamwee
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Balancing security and freedom - a view from Baroness Hamwee

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