A letter a day to number 10. No 1,540 Thursday 01 September 2016. Dear Mrs May, From today people now need a license to watch BBC iPlayer, live or catch-up, and for all live viewing and recording, no matter which channel we are watching or what device we are watching on. As someone who has […]
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The rule of law? Not in Britain
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,294 Wednesday 23 December 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, The presumption of innocence has been steadily eroded over many years. Whether I am correct in thinking that Margaret Thatcher was the author of its demise I’m not sure but she certainly and spectacularly showed her disdain for it […]
Life in the Virtual Panopticon
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,269 Saturday 28 November 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, I am sure you know what a Panopticon is – ‘The Panopticon is a type of institutional building designed by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th century. The concept of the design is […]
The Tories intend to do what they like to us regardless of the law
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,104 Tuesday 02 June 2015. The Tories intend to do what they like to us regardless of the law. Shares are encouraged and welcomed. If this letter speaks for you and you wish to send your own copy please feel free to use it and alter it […]