David Lammy has charged taxpayers nearly £7,000 for help with his tax return. The senior Labour MP used his Commons expenses to pay accountants’ fees 10 times before the practice was outlawed last year. Figures published by the Parliamentary pay body reveal that he first used public money for the service back in 2012, with a £936 claimContinue reading “Deputy PM David Lammy Claimed Almost £7,000 For Help With His Tax Returns”
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Should Facial Recognition Be Used Countrywide In Britain?
With plans to install cameras in UK cities, towns, and even villages, the government is looking to increase police use of face recognition technology to combat crime. Ministers are looking into new laws about the use of the technology to pave the way for a major expansion, putting cameras in every police force area. AContinue reading “Should Facial Recognition Be Used Countrywide In Britain?”
Big Brother Is Watching You!
People who conceal their faces to evade facial recognition monitoring are being stopped by UK police. Covering your face while walking is not a crime and this Orwellian technology is turning our high streets into digital police lineups. Quite frankly, this is just absurd, and does this include the hijab? Because if this is goingContinue reading “Big Brother Is Watching You!”
Live Facial Recognition Cameras On Croydon Lampposts
London’s first fixed live facial recognition cameras will be set up in Croydon. Activist groups have criticised the move as a “dystopian nightmare.” While the new cameras will mark the police’s first permanent fixtures, vans equipped with the same technology have previously been used in Croydon town centre. The move to introduce these for good has sparked objection from campaignContinue reading “Live Facial Recognition Cameras On Croydon Lampposts”
There Is Widespread Criticism Of Tony Blair For His Arrogance
Tony Blair has been criticised after his arrogance today, suggesting junk food is taxed until it’s too expensive for the poor to eat, in a bid to reduce obesity in the United Kingdom. The former prime minister urged the Government to have a more interventionist approach to public health, with an increase in the sugarContinue reading “There Is Widespread Criticism Of Tony Blair For His Arrogance”
This Is Amsterdam, So No Sex Or Drugs!
Plans to ban cannabis smoking outside in Amsterdam’s red light district and limit sex performances and brothel opening hours were welcomed by the city’s inhabitants but criticised by visitors. The new restrictions which were set to come into force in May strive to protect residents from the glassy-eyed tourist zombies that can dominate the centreContinue reading “This Is Amsterdam, So No Sex Or Drugs!”
An Australian Business Owner Bans Vaccinated Patrons From His Store
The proprietor of Gigantic Signs has forbidden customers who have received the vaccine from entering his store. Peter King put a sign in the storefront window of Gigantic Signs on King William Street in Kent Town, Adelaide. The warning letter was written in bright red letters telling vaccinated residents they were no longer welcome. TheContinue reading “An Australian Business Owner Bans Vaccinated Patrons From His Store”