8th June 2008 Archive
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UK is not a surveillance society, MPs claim
Well, not yet anyway
The Home Affairs Committee has called on the government to follow a "minimum data, held for the minumum time" approach to British citizens' personal information in its long-awaited report into surveillance. The Committee has decided, after a year long investigation, that the UK is not becoming a surveillance society but warns …
Government 8 Jun 2008, 00:02
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Climate supremo deploys knitwear in war on patio heaters
Scratchy pullovers will save us all - Woolas
Confronted some days back by the out of control menace of patio heaters, Britain's first line of defence against global warming - Climate Change Minister Phil Woolas - urged the public to fight back by deploying strong knitwear. Don't use an outdoor heater, said Woolas, wrap up warm - "the official line is... when outside, wear …
Government 8 Jun 2008, 07:02
