In my last post I wrote about the decline in personal freedom in the UK and cited the massive investment in and commitment to CCTV cameras. Well, as it turns out, the authorities can’t even get that right. The City of Westminster has been ordered to switch off its network of (new) CCTV cameras because they don’t meet regulatory requirements for minimum resolution and are therefore illegal!!
This has come to light on the eve of the G20 Summit in East London when there is – for once – a strong case for monitoring the comings and goings in the city. More from The Guardian on this story here.
It doesn’t exactly fill you with confidence now does it!
In other news, four political activists were arrested in the West Country for plotting to ‘disrupt’ the G20 Summit. God only knows why they thought it would be a good idea to hold the event in central London.
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