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(shocking) School surveillance: how big brother spies on pupils

Cameras in the toilets; CCTV in the classroom; pupils’ fingerprints kept in a database . . . Can’t happen here? Think again, because the surveillance state is quietly invading our schools Continue reading

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Lockerbie bomber’s release was wrong, says William Hague

UK foreign secretary tells senator John Kerry release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was misguided but decision was one for the Scottish government Continue reading

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Swimming with the wee man

Rachel and Jamie, Inchyra Pool Originally uploaded by iainh1 Great fun….

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Summer in Scotland…..

Summer in Scotland….. Originally uploaded by iainh1 This sums up the weather in Scotland over the last two weeks…. Remind me to go somewhere else for summer next year.

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£80 for a UK identity

according to this BBC article.

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Government to spy on every call and email

Is there a worse way to spend £12bn than this?

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10 out of 10 for Optimistic Branding….

Check out this van… In case you can’t make it out, it says…Government Mail, Trusted to Deliver. I can think of 25 million folks who might disagree…

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3,254 data elements stored per week on each UK citizen…

Here’s a nice article in The Telegraph.

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Catching up…

Well, i’ve finally found time to start blogging again, so will try to stay on top of it this time. So, just to update on my stolen identity…Barclaycard refunded the money from 3 fraudulent transactions and sent me a new … Continue reading

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RIPA for Checking up on Dog Owners…

Now that’s what I call scope creep…. So hardly a surprise then.

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