Don’t worry – I’m not drifting into becoming a political blogger myself, but I was struck yesterday by a pair of stories…
First off John Major speaking out against the 42-day detention period for terror suspects. When the grey man is coming out of semi-retirement and looks like a hero for freedom, sit feels like something has gone very wrong.
Second, when these “anti-terror laws” are enacted are they used well? Can we trust the authorities with these new powers?
Apparently very much so – South Kesteven District Council has been using laws allowing surveillance that were designed for anti-terrorism to… wait for it…
…prosecute people for fly-tipping.
The shame.
I’m definitely not going to get started on the racketeering by local authorities (parking’s the usual scam), suffice to say it is scary that councils can behave in this way.
Watch out for your rights.
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