I'm not a member of any political party. I don't have a vote in the Labour party deputy leadership elections. Those who do might want to bear in mind recent statements by two of the candidates, Peter Hain and Hazel Blears.

The BBC reports Peter Hain, commenting on anti-terror legislation, as saying:

"We have got to be very careful that we do not create circumstances that are the domestic equivalent of Guantanamo Bay. "Guantanamo Bay, which was an international abuse of human rights, acted as a recruiting sergeant for dissidents and alienated Muslims and alienated many other people across the world."

Meanwhile Hazel Blears, commenting on the recent sugggestion to give police powers to stop and interrogate innocent people, reportedly described the proposal as "reasonable".

'Nuff said.

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