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Friday, July 27, 2007

Plane madness

The British Airports Authority at Heathrow Airport is seeking to ban legitimate protest at the building of another runway, by claiming that legitimate protest groups are terrorists, and is seeking a High Court injunction to ban freedom of expression.

Anyone in doubt that our civil liberties are being eroded should read this.

3 comments:

Henry North London 2.0 said...

We are in the Soviet Union it seems

Back in the USSR

maneatingcheesesandwich said...

They've shied away from using the phrase "Enemy of the State" in the legislation, but there's a distinct whiff of "Ve know vere you liff" about it all.

Anonymous said...

What's the betting when compulsory ID cards have to be carried that all those attending such protests will have their attendance recorded on a state Database somewhere?