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11/22/2005:

"Peers fight to scrap planned offence of glorifying terrorism"

...But Tories and Lib Dems warned that they would introduce amendments scrapping the glorification clauses when the legislation reached committee stage. An opposition amendment in the Commons was defeated by just one vote.

"We shall seek to remove the glory glory hallelujah sections from the bill," said the Lib Dem peer Lord Thomas of Gresford, warning that the wording of the clauses was emotive and could be understood differently by different people.
guardian.co.uk

Too bad. They could nab Tony Blair on this one...

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