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Young and carefree (photo by DownTown Pictures - CC-BY)

The Convention on Modern Liberty is a broad movement taking place in the UK, with the stated goal of reversing the slide of the United Kingdom into a “Big Brother” state.

Like any broad movement, it has brought together a wide range of supporting organizations. There are the “usual suspects”, such as Amnesty International and The Guardian, and there are also plenty of single-interest organizations such as the Campaign for an English Parliament, NO2ID, and even the Football Supporters’ Federation.

One of the partner organizations is the Open Rights Group, who focus on trying to preserve and promote rights relating to the digital and online age. A more controversial partner organization is the Countryside Alliance, who are lobbying for the re-legalization of fox-hunting with hounds as a sport.

Some of the partner organizations are cutting-edge grassroots bodies, and others are comfortable government-funded Quangos. It’s an eclectic mix, and most of them have fascinating material on their websites.

The Convention seeks to raise awareness of important issues relating to ID cards, DNA databases, intrusive monitoring, the erosion of childhood, freedom of speech and movement, the nanny state, and many more.

There are some great photos in the Convention on Modern Liberty pool at Flickr, but in a supreme touch of irony they are “All Rights Reserved” and we cannot use them for the illustration here.