THE threat to civil liberties is the subject of a talk by journalist, campaigner and novelist Henry Porter as part of the Chipping Campden Literature Festival fringe next month. The talk, The Assault on our Civil Liberties, is being held at Chipping Campden Town Hall on Saturday, May 8, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Tickets cost £8, unwaged £4 and under-21s free, and are available from Ann Allen on 01386 849199.