Not staying long……but ya know how it is……grueling week of heat with sweat, blood, tears and relentless work <cough> in the new bathroom….topped off with a firewater or two. What happens then? No – it won’t be trip to the…
1 Kennet Road, A.E.R.E. Harwell.
UPDATED on 19th December 2016 1 Kennet Road. It would be better to put a little perspective on life in this part of England at the commencement of these reminiscences, 1947. Food and clothing were rationed to everyone,cars…
Simon de Montfort
Simon de Montfort This is why we have an original flag to commemorate him. It was my wife, of fiercely held democratic views, who first drew my attention to Simon de Monfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. He was born in…
Mass Surveillance
What is mass surveillance? Mass surveillance is the subjection of a population or significant component of a group to indiscriminate monitoring. It involves a systematic interference with people’s right to privacy. Any system that generates and collects data on individuals…
Howard Zinn
Biography Howard Zinn was a historian, author, professor, playwright, and activist. His life’s work focused on a wide range of issues including race, class, war, and history, and touched the lives of countless people. Zinn grew up in Brooklyn…
Birthday present 2015
DORA – Defence of the Realm Act
Rebel Cities — Towards A Global Network Of Neighbourhoods And Cities Rejecting Surveillance
This article was originally published in Spanish by Oficina Antivigilancia, a project of Coding Rights, on March 1, 2016. Languages: Portuguese, Spanish The city of the future I see in promotional videos for systems of mass surveillance and mass control…
TED Talks about the Internet
They choose what you want to see, not what you need to see. Another thought provoking talk, about using Facebook. This time we have the awesome/awful thought that there is the possibility to predict your TOTAL lifestyle and your future…
