If MPs pass ridiculous laws to limit our freedom, they should be forced to abide by them too, writes Mark Thomas.

In 2003, BAE Systems – Europe’s largest arms company – was accused of spying on a small group of peace campaigners. Mark Thomas refused to believe that his trusted friend and fellow activist Martin Hogbin could possibly have any involvement in the story. But then the doubts began to set in …

Why bother to vote? Why indeed, since formal democracy is all too often the choice of the lesser evil.

The razor-sharp cops at the arms fair were quick to collar me, writes Mark Thomas – I looked far too sure of myself.

It’s easy to find outlawed weapons on sale at UK arms fairs, writes Mark Thomas – unless, it seems, you are Customs.

That Gordon Brown wants to scrap the law that forbids protests outside parliament is good news, writes Mark Thomas – but it was an obvious and easy choice for him.

Comedian Mark Thomas has a go at defence giant BAE Systems and its cronies.

On promoting his new book about the arms trade to the world of local radio.

A UK company that sells torture equipment worldwide advertises openly on the web, but the government had not even investigated it.