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Big Brother in the UK
Topic Started: Jun 14 2012, 05:37 AM (184 Views)
Axtremus
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HOLY CARP!!!
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18434112
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John D'Oh
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Pretty typical of the British government's approach to everything security related. Sooner or later there'll be a camera in every living room, and furthermore they'll charge you for the priviledge of being monitored with a security tax.

I'll have to bring this up with those people who used to complain so loudly about Labour doing this sort of thing, and see if they still find it appalling now it's the stinking Tories doing it.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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ivorythumper
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
John D'Oh
Jun 14 2012, 05:58 AM
I'll have to bring this up with those people who used to complain so loudly about Labour doing this sort of thing, and see if they still find it appalling now it's the stinking Tories doing it.
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But senior Tory David Davis said it was "incredibly intrusive" and would only "catch the innocent and incompetent".
:shrug:
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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John D'Oh
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ivorythumper
Jun 14 2012, 08:28 AM
John D'Oh
Jun 14 2012, 05:58 AM
I'll have to bring this up with those people who used to complain so loudly about Labour doing this sort of thing, and see if they still find it appalling now it's the stinking Tories doing it.
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But senior Tory David Davis said it was "incredibly intrusive" and would only "catch the innocent and incompetent".
:shrug:
He's a known trouble-maker, and would be better described as a former senior Tory turned back-bench has-been after daring to disagree with his beloved leader.

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On 12 June 2008, in a surprise and controversial move, Davis announced his intention to resign as an MP, and was immediately replaced as Shadow Home Secretary. This was in order to force a by-election in his seat, for which he intended to seek re-election by mounting a specific campaign designed to provoke wider public debate about the erosion of civil liberties in the United Kingdom. Following his formal resignation as an MP on 18 June 2008,[2] he officially became the Conservative candidate in the resulting by-election and won it on 10 July 2008.


I imagine Mr. Cameron has already installed a little camera in The Rt. Hon. member's office.
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AndyD
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And in his local pub for next time he's forgetful
Every morning the soul is once again as good as new, and again one offers it to one's brothers & sisters in life.

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John D'Oh
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Oh, I remember now (well, I do after checking Wikipedia), he was the runner up in the Tory leadership election. That explains everything. He's probably hoping that this is his wilderness years period before being made 1st Lord of the Admiralty and then Prime Minister, at which time he will get to fight people on the beaches.

The only problem with this scenario is that 1st Lord of the Admiralty now just means you get to be in charge of a small fish and chip shop in Southampton, and the only fighting on beaches that occurs is on a Scottish bank holiday in Blackpool, and involves groups of gentlemen attempting to break bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale on one anothers closely shaven heads.
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