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Refused a Child: What?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 16 Apr

To make the story short, my nephew's therapy session with his occupational therapist was refused yesterday. The reason is that my nephew did not have his session last Tuesday. Regardless, I questioned it. It means if the child was...

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Magna Carta 1225 - the one that mattered!

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 22 Aug 19

In 1215 King John signed Magna Carta, which was a forced recognition that royal power had its limits and that other people - notably the powerful barons - also had rights. However, John was soon able to persuade the Pope that he...

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Magna Carta

Citizen_Stuart @Citizen_Stuart (2016) 15 Jun 08

In Runnymead, on 15 June 1215, a group of concerned citizens forced Bad King John to put his seal on the Magna Carta (Great Charter), establishing the principle that even the head of state cannot ignore the rights of the...

Detention without trial

Citizen_Stuart @Citizen_Stuart (2016) 11 Jun 08

The UK Parliament has just voted to give the police the power to detain suspected terrorists for up to 42 days without charge. One MP who voted against this bill has described it as "the day Magna Carta died". What do you...

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