Shami Chakrabarti in-house counsel, Chakrabarti was appointed director of Liberty in 2003. As director, she campaigned against what the pressure group saw as the "excessive" anti-terrorist measures that followed the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, such as the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA). The organisation is a prominent opponent of recent counter-terrorism legislation. Chakrabarti is a frequently invited contributor to BBC Radio 4 and various newspapers on the topic of human rights and civil liberties. "The Observer" wrote that she puts in "seemingly endless appearances on "Question Time" and the rolling news bulletins". She was also described
Reveille (British political group) Reveille (British political group) Reveille was a group within the British Conservative Party designed to pressure the party into a policy of imperialism and social reform. The origins of the group lay in the frustration of some Conservatives with what they perceived as the Party's negative defence of the "status quo" under the leadership of Arthur Balfour in response to the Liberal government's People's Budget. On 30 August 1910 the Conservative MP Henry Page Croft published an article in "The Morning Post" headed “Reveille”. He said that a "sleeping sickness" had permeated the ranks of the party, that the prospect