Gordon’s dad – I care about liberty and derive my views from Mill’s harm principle (“That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others”). Individuals, in my view, should not have the right to incite violence against others. In this instance, Isaiah Berlin’s principle of negative liberty (Freedom of speech) comes up against positive liberty (freedom from harm) and I happen to fall in favour of the latter.

JPFX – There were three. We’re putting up the roll call as a googledoc in the next few mins.

The Labour Party no longer seems to have a liberal bone in its body.

The Government failed to make a sufficiently strong case as to why the original version of the provision should be passed by the HoL.

So blame the Government for not drafting it properly, blame the HoL whips for not drilling enough Labour peers (of which there are more than enough to have carried the day

This was a badly drafted clause that would have made the law unworkable and not offered the protection that the Justice Department wanted.

Are you upset that your father has been defeated Mr Straw?