Back on June the 25th, for the second year running myself and Dr John Perivolaris, visited George Orwell's grave for his birthday. This year we were accompanied by Phil Campbell and Brian Jones and as we picnicked in honour of Eric Arthur Blair, we also discussed our ever diminishing civil liberties, asking what is public and wondering If George Orwell could ever have known that it would not be … [Read more...] about Episode 44 – Kiss Privacy Goodbye
1984
Episode 30 – Talking George Orwell with Blair at our feet.
We stand at the end of the reign of Britain's least favorite prime minister Tony Blair, at the same time standing in the rain at the grave of Eric Arthur Blair, English novelist, essayist and critic. You probably know him as George Orwell, famous for his political satires 'Animal Farm' and the world renowned 'Nineteen Eighty Four'. I am joined by John Perivolaris editorial and fine art … [Read more...] about Episode 30 – Talking George Orwell with Blair at our feet.
Episode 28 – Facebook
(If you have not subscribed to the podcast already, you can listen to the mp3 here or read the text below. There are some great tunes on the podcast though..) Facebook - innocent social networking website, or high tech spy network? The web is generational, progressive. We have truly hit web 2.0. Nowadays we acquire our social-technological skills through the internet, less face-to-face and … [Read more...] about Episode 28 – Facebook
Blog for Your Life
The Government needs YOU to start blogging now! Think about it. At this moment in time, those that run society have a few tools at their disposal to monitor the populous. Whether it be RFiD chips, CCTV, or Menwith hill and it's technological wonders. The private life of the individual is secretly captured, mapped, collected, and owned in effigy by a mass of private business operations. The … [Read more...] about Blog for Your Life