The defeat of this oppressive bill bodes well not only for the home of the Magna Carta, but also for the terror-panic stricken Canada and the US - both of whom I hope to see the beginning of the restoration to common sense and sanity to our countries' laws.

Gishere joan, phoenix, United States

The defeat of this oppressive bill bodes well not only for the home of the Magna Carta, but also for the terror-panic stricken Canada and the US - both of whom I hope to see the beginning of the restoration to common sense and sanity to our countries' laws.

Gishere joan, phoenix, United States

So what does my Lord Falconer require by way of appeasement to his public spirited New Labour conscience?
Something substantial, no doubt.

Is it not terrible to be so cynical of New Labour's convoluted contortions? Not really, it's to be expected. How is it possible to be otherwise?

Tom McAlister, sent to Coventry,

"Innocent detainees would be entitled to claim up to £3,000 for each day spent in jail" - is this the going rate for 30 piece of silver? I had thought the debate was about civil liberties, not money...

Peter K, London,

Stop bringing them into the country by vetting all immigrants more throughly - that might be a start Mr Brown !!!!!

ian payne, walsall,

We once saw the Police use anti-terrorist legislation to detain an elderly heckler at a Labour Party Conference. The man was a danger to nobody, and the subsequent "apology" by Blair only came after the Press exposed the disgraceful way this man had been treated. That's how legislation is abused.

Neil, Gloucestershire, England

The best way out of the mess Gordon and Jackie Smith have created is to scrap it or vote it down. Labour rebels and other MPs should put our historic liberties before Gordon's posturing. Interesting that Falconer will lead the revolt in the Lords .... where was he when Bliar was proposing 90 days?

Donna Walker, Effingham, England

The point Mrs. Hyde-Hartley makes demonstrates that she's capable of lateral thinking, and awareness of the unforeseen consequences of this disgraceful bill. Our government seems incapable of doing so, and demonstrates that with every law they make, they think only of headlines. They have to go.

Andy, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

The proposal being considered by No 10 this weekend might encourage all kinds of nutters to pretend to be terrorists, creating fake networks and wasting public resources just to get at the "compensation cow".

42 day detention must be practically perfect, it must be used correctly or not at all..

Mrs.Josephine Hyde-Hartley, Bacup, UK

Isn't Falconer wonderful: when he sat as an unelelected cabinet member under Blair, the government could never do anything wrong. But now he's out; behold Charly Falconer - the Cnoscience of Paliament & Defender of Freedom.
What a humbug!

Robert, Hull, East Yorkshire