10/17/2014 8:16:08 AM PDT
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There are several copies of the Magna Carta on display; I was fortunate to see one in Lincoln (England) last year. A great piece of history, asserting the rights of the people and limiting the power of the ruler, and something that needs to be more widely known in England and abroad.
One correction: Daniel Hannan is an MEP (Member of the European Parliament), and has (unfortunately) never been an MP. Hannan’s a former speechwriter for William Hague MP, and possibly one of the Conservative party’s best thinkers.
10/17/2014 7:57:59 AM PDT
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"People also could lie on questionnaires, said Dr. David Mabey ."They don't want to be delayed for hours," Mabey said. "
Of course they'll lie - wouldn't you? "Have you had any contact with an Ebola patient, sir?" is up there with "Do you have any goods to declare?" and "Did anybody else give you anything to take on the plane?" in questions to which the vast majority will say "no" even if it is true. Why put yourself through the hassle of an airport 'medical' and potential quarantine if you can avoid it?