2 responses to “Will the last blogger to leave Brown’s Britain turn off the server?”
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I’m sure Jackie will be quite depressed when she gets to the USA and finds them proposing legislation that places an onerous burden of retaining personal data and reporting on all social and community websites
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Martin, as someone who’s very active in the civil liberties ‘scene’ (which means I, er, blog a lot about it, speak at conferences like Liberty 2006, and generally act like a gigantic pain in the arse whenever someone says things like “If you’ve got nothing to hide…”) I’m well aware of the ridiculous and offensive legislation being proposed in the US. However, I’d much rather live in a country where certain rights are enshrined in a written constitution and – more importantly – regarded as sacrosanct by the general population. Much as I love Britain (I have, after all, given it most of my adult – such as it is – life), there are times when the “Mustn’t grumble” attitude really doesn’t help matters. I’d like to see the spirit of the poll tax rioters come alive again here, but I’m not hopeful on the chances of that happening again anytime soon.
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