David Blunkett on Big Brother Britain

Power to the People Hard-liner, David Blunkett, is expected to criticise the government’s continued obsession with creating a surveillance society intent on infringing the liberty and rights of British citizens in an address at the 21st annual law lecture in Essex University’s Colchester campus. Although Blunkett is expected, wrongly in my opinion, to claim that the government has […]

Civil Liberties & a Stella Performance

The former head of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington has accused, not for the first time, the government of using the fear of terrorism to justify further restrictions of our civil liberties and right to privacy. Her words of wisdom even acknowledged that the people of this country felt they were living “under a police state“. No […]

Jacqui Smith, ID cards and Big Brother Britain

Stop it Now! Up until a few months ago, the only person I knew that supported the introduction of identity cards, was my wife. After a few heated debates, questions, answers and what-if’s, she eventually conceded that it wasn’t such a great idea. We have a very democratic process in our house, something like the […]

Will government postpone Big Brother Britain Database?

Amid mounting public concern and disquiet about New Labour’s attempt to build a Big Brother Database are signs that the “debate” may be moved to 2009. According to reports, Jacqui Smith has indicated that the government will have an open discussion next year. In what amounts to an relatively new offensive for this government, there are mounting public concerns over the ramifications that […]

Big Brother Britain – The Fight Back

I have become increasingly angered by the the way the British government has become obsessed with tracking and recording each and everyone of its citizens on countless databases throughout the public sector. I am so angry, I am driven to action because, although I have my own website, Power to the People, I recognise that […]