Spy drones hovering over the UK

I suppose it was only a matter of time – the Labour Government want to fly spy drones over Britain :( The drones are able to fly for hours, are quieter and cheaper to run than helicopters, and will obviously only catch terrorists (there was some sarcasm there).

This is yet another attack on our civil liberties and right to privacy. The article also points out that you will soon be CCTV’d when buying alcohol in a pub (you’re recorded on entry to the pub), and also that Britain has more CCTV cameras than the rest of the EU put together. And do not give me that “if you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear” crap either – we all have. That’s why the MPs didn’t want their expenses published.

As usual, Labour are using George Orwell’s 1984 as an instruction manual, not as a cautionary tale – where’s that General Election?

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