David Miranda and the Human-Rights Black Hole

David Miranda and the Human-Rights Black Hole

In 2013, Miranda filed a lawsuit against the U.K.’s Home Office and the Metropolitan Police Service claiming he was unlawfully detained and interrogated under the Terrorism Act 2000. He also claimed that his right to freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) was violated. The U.K.’s High Court of Justice rejected the suit in February 2014, and his case is due to go to appeal in the first half of 2015.

On Writing…And The Point Of It All

On Writing…And The Point Of It All

One of the first things you learn as a writer is how to lower your expectations, lest you self-immolate. Then, there’s the (very gradual) acceptance that your taste for great, great literature clearly exceeds your abilities…followed by a lifelong struggle...