Big Brother Is Watching

04/07/2005

The wind turns northerly and it feels cold, snow on the tops, grey cloud cover with glimpses of blue sky. We do get a wintery flurry every now and then, but it is mostly dry with the River Trollaigh falling. Reports come from Oban that it is much windier on the coast, a full northerly gale. Two topics concern me to-day, the first is the launch of the general election campaigns that brings waves of lies and unbelievable drivel from all political persuasions. Does anyone actually believe any of this nonsense? I once was foolish enough to vote for the Liberal party after the local candidate had reassured me of his commitment to a particular issue close to my heart. Needless to say, the chump was elected and promptly abandoned his support for “my” issue in exchange for promotion to paper-clip convenor. It is interesting that the Liberals are campaigning this time on a platform of trust! Amongst all the rarefied economic and political razzmatazz, it is good to see that the cornerstone policy for the Scottish Nats is the promise of two extra public holidays in Scotland, surely a major vote winner. My second concern was the broadcast of the fact that more CCTV cameras than any country in the word now watch us. This erosion of liberty in the guise of safety and security by big brother appals me, as such a level of surveillance does not appear to have any effect whatsoever on crime, indeed violent crime is on the increase. The Identity Card legislation that has failed to get a hearing in this parliament is something that we must rail against to the bitter end. Any party that is opposed to the introduction of increased control of British citizens and their inalienable historical right to liberty will get my vote. Yours Aye, Archie, The Baron Trollaigh.