UK slipping further into Orwellian totalitarian destopic big brother nightmare

If you are not alarmed and outraged by the recent news coming out of the UK in it's crack down on civil liberties then you need your head checked. Just this week the UK Government has announced it will back a Big Brother approach to pulling a 'sickie' at work:

Lie detectors could soon be used to deter workers from pulling sickies, after trials of the technology were backed by the government last week.The controversial Voice Risk Analysis (VRA) system, which can tell when a person is lying on the phone about being too ill to work, has already been trialed successfully in a number of pilot projects within the benefits system.

That certainly takes the fun out of the sick note phone call. I suppose the simple solution is to email or text message your duvet day notifications.

There are also fears of 'Orwellian dystopia' as councils, police and fire chiefs agree to share sensitive private information:

A campaign group today expressed fears of an "Orwellian dystopia" after councils, police and fire chiefs signed the first information-sharing agreement of its kind in the UK. The Dorset Over-Arching Information Sharing Protocol allows data to be passed faster and easier between the county's public sector bodies including the police, fire service, education chiefs, social workers and housing staff.

It is the first generic agreement of its kind in the country and was signed by bosses from six district and borough councils, the two unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole, Dorset County Council, Dorset Police and Dorset Fire and Rescue Service on May 8.

If that isn't enough for you Police in London are now using Airport-style scanners on London streets in their efforts to curb nife crime:

A surge in violent knife crimes has prompted London police to introduce a new program that will rely on mobile, airport-style scanners and hand-held metal detectors for use against people suspected of carrying concealed weapons.

A similar scheme was introduced in the northern city of Liverpool last year.The new program, called Blunt 2, started this week in one borough and should be in place in all 32 London boroughs within the next few months, said a Metropolitan Police spokesman, who asked not to be identified in line with police rules.

Are these developments going to make you feel safer?

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