Dating from the time of Robin Hood, the Magna Carta is the most highly valued piece of paper in the world. Down through history, it has become the standard against which we can judge how free we are. How do we measure up today? With the expansion of government in the last hundred years, and political decisions affecting every part of our lives, do we need to look again at what this old parchment can tell us?

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