This entry was posted on Friday, July 15th, 2005 at 9:34 am and is filed under The War on Stupid.


12 August 2004:
David Blunkett: Freedom from terrorist attack is also a human right

14 July 2005:
The right not to be bombed outweighs liberties, says Clarke

You’ll want to read that second article especially. In it, Clarke defends the increased use of CCTV on the basis that it came in handy *after* the bombs went off.

So, here it comes. Having found they could not operate outside the law, the government started laying ground for new offences months and months and months ago.

This is nothing new; it’s the same old agenda dressed up as a safety measure. And it’s going to sail through.

See also:
A moral ‘Chinese wall’
State of mind