Issue 115, November 1998
The freedom issue
LM takes to the stand in defence of life, liberty and having it all
James Heartfield challenges the new fear of freedom
Barrister of the Year Barbara Hewson thinks that some judges are failing to respect patients' autonomy
And so it should be, argues Jennie Bristow
Playwright Diane Dubois puts her case for free-thinking theatre
FOREST's Marjorie Nicholson sticks up for smokers' rights
Stuart Waiton reports on the impact of New Labour's child curfew, one year on
Mary Midgley wants us to get our liberties into an order of priority
Hollywood's favourite 'freedom fighter' stands accused of repression. Brendan O'Neill reports
4 Mick Hume
6 LM-Mail
8 Taboos: The 'roofie' excuse, Ann Bradley
10 Truth, drugs and libel laws, John McVicar
13 ITN v LM, Helen Searls
14 'Connected' TV, Claire Fox
16 Opinion: Ann Bradley
17 Britain's moral imperialism, Francis King
18 Free Speech Appeal
19 The Freedom Issue
32 Manly virtues and masculine vices, John MacInnes
34 Capitalism isn't collapsing, Phil Mullan
36 Futures: What's wrong with animal research?, Dr Stuart Derbyshire
38 alt.culture.lm,
Sophie Thomas and Alex Cameron debate the ethics of design
41 Second Opinion: Dr Michael Fitzpatrick
42 LM Classified
43 Reading Between The Lines, Confession and footballers; Desire and design; Primitivism and modernism