Photo by @jamesdclarke "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." ~ George Orwell So many of those little niggling thoughts I have had over the years whilst doubting the news, seem to now to be justified. I was right to question the 'official truth'. Many of the minor 'conspiracy theories' I smiled at may well now be shown to be fact. The way 'the … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks is the Red Pill
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Social Media Picnic 2010
If you read the recent article in the Guardian regarding location based apps and privacy, you may have been reminded that on the 25th of June each year a small get together pops up at George Orwell's final resting place to talk about civil liberties and privacy concerns in the UK. In essence it's a picnic (bring a packed lunch) but there is always the local pub should it rain. There is … [Read more...] about Social Media Picnic 2010
The Perfect Prison
There is a quiet, dark revolution underway in Britain. It was happening yesterday, it's happening now - this minute. It will continue to happen tomorrow. Without anyone really noticing it we are becoming a police state. We're not quite there yet - it's a long way down to the real depths of secret police, social control, monitored movements - but we're blindly sleepwalking that path. George … [Read more...] about The Perfect Prison
Happy Birthday George Orwell
Once again it's June the 25th. I spent most of the day doing the same thing I did this time last year and this time the year before last.. I had a picnic at the Grave of Eric Arthur Blair aka George Orwell. Today is his birthday and for the last couple of years I've met with Dr John Perivolaris to pay our respects to the great writer and talk about the years events around surveillance and civil … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday George Orwell
Episode 44 – Kiss Privacy Goodbye
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