The State Of Freedom (Or Lack Of) In Great Britain -- A Commentary

Paranoid, Suspicion, Obsessive Surveillance - And A Land Of Liberty Destroyed By Stealth -- The Daily Mail

Returning to Britain from a summer holiday abroad, you begin to notice things that perhaps escaped your attention before - the huge number of CCTV cameras that infest our public spaces and, much less obviously, the atmosphere of watchfulness and control that has now become a way of life.

This is the regime that 12 years of New Labour have imposed on Britain, a place of unwavering suspicion, paranoia - and obsessive surveillance.

We have become the sort of society that we would unhesitatingly have railed against a few years ago. But, because the change has been brought about with such stealth, we are the very last to see it.

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My Comment: George Orwell was not only a fantastic writer and scholar .... he was a prophet. 1984 is with us today, the only exception is that our version is "cleaner".

Spy Networks From 20 Countries Are Operating In Britain

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Britain Under Attack From 20 Foreign Spy Agencies Including France And Germany -- The Telegraph

Spies from 20 foreign intelligence agencies, including Nato allies such as France and Germany, are attempting to steal Britain's most sensitive secrets.

Russia and China have been identified as having the most active spy networks operating in the UK but it is understood that some European countries are also involved in espionage attacks against Britain.

Details of the spy plots were revealed in a government security document obtained by The Sunday Telegraph which states that Britain is "high priority espionage target" for 20 foreign intelligence agencies.

Security sources have revealed that the list of foreign agencies operating within the UK includes Iran, Syria, North Korea and Serbia, as well as some members of the European Union, such as France and Germany, who have traditionally been regarded as allies.

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My Comment: What is there to steal in England? .... British secrets that are related to the military, optics, communications, genetics and aviation industries .... Hmmmm .... I have trouble believing that these secrets would be worth grabbing.