Britain to place cameras inside private homes!
LONDON, England - August 3, 2009 - As an ex-Brit, I’m well aware of the authorities’ love of surveillance and snooping, but even I, a pessimistic cynic, am amazed by the government’s latest plan: to install Orwell’s telescreens in 20,000 homes.
£400 million ($668 million) will be spent on installing and monitoring CCTV cameras in the homes of private citizens. Why? To make sure the children are doing their homework, going to bed early, and eating their vegetables. The scheme has, astonishingly, already been running in 2,000 family homes. The government’s “children’s secretary” Ed Balls is behind the plan, which is aimed at problem, antisocial families. The idea is that if a child has a more stable home life, then he or she will be less likely to stray into crime and drugs.
It gets worse. The government is also maintaining a private army, incredibly not called “Thought Police”, which will “be sent ‘round to carry out home checks,” according to the Sunday Express. In a scheme that firmly cements the nation’s reputation as a nanny state, children and their families will be forced to sign “behavior contracts”, which will “set out parents’ duties to ensure children behave and do their homework.”
Remember, this is the left-wing government. The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling, batting for the conservatives, thinks these plans are “too little and too late,” implying that even more intrusive work needs to be done.
Rumors that a new detention center named Room 101 is being constructed inside the Ministry of Love are unconfirmed.
Ed. Note: Just say NO! Refuse to comply! Refuse to obey! Refuse to cooperate! Revolution Now! Independence Forever!
£400 million ($668 million) will be spent on installing and monitoring CCTV cameras in the homes of private citizens. Why? To make sure the children are doing their homework, going to bed early, and eating their vegetables. The scheme has, astonishingly, already been running in 2,000 family homes. The government’s “children’s secretary” Ed Balls is behind the plan, which is aimed at problem, antisocial families. The idea is that if a child has a more stable home life, then he or she will be less likely to stray into crime and drugs.
It gets worse. The government is also maintaining a private army, incredibly not called “Thought Police”, which will “be sent ‘round to carry out home checks,” according to the Sunday Express. In a scheme that firmly cements the nation’s reputation as a nanny state, children and their families will be forced to sign “behavior contracts”, which will “set out parents’ duties to ensure children behave and do their homework.”
Remember, this is the left-wing government. The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling, batting for the conservatives, thinks these plans are “too little and too late,” implying that even more intrusive work needs to be done.
Rumors that a new detention center named Room 101 is being constructed inside the Ministry of Love are unconfirmed.
Ed. Note: Just say NO! Refuse to comply! Refuse to obey! Refuse to cooperate! Revolution Now! Independence Forever!
