Big Brother at every turn

FREEDOM of speech? Forget it if you live in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow or Coventry. One wrong word on the streets and you could find yourself under arrest.

It’s bad enough that we’re all under almost constant surveillance from CCTV cameras but now councils  are using microphones strung from  lampposts to eavesdrop on our conversations.

The argument is that, like CCTV, it’s for our own protection and security. The claim is that by picking up certain

trigger words and angry voice tones the listening devices spot potential threats.

Sorry but it’s yet another unacceptable erosion of our personal freedom. We’re sure readers can think of several very succinct words about being spied on in this way which would make the snoopers’ ears burn.

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