The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) insists that its confidential intelligence unit – reported last week to be now coordinating surveillance and infiltration of "domestic extremists", including anti-war protesters and strikers – is not in fact a new organisation, but has been part of its public order intelligence operations since 1999, liaising with MI5 and its 44 forces' special branch outfits across the country.
But yes, Acpo's spokesman tells me, it is in the business of targeting groups such as those involved in the recent Gaza war protests, trade unionists taking part in secondary industrial action and animal rights organisations – though only if they break the law or "seek to break the law".
I couldn't even read the whole book, I just kept reading and re-reading the sex scene over and over again.
Sometimes I think the only book posters on the internet have read is 1984.
/me shrugsSometimes I think the only book posters on the internet have read is 1984.
Atlas Shrugged!
I think we should compare everything to 1984, regardless if it's accurate or not.
I think we should compare everything to 1984, regardless if it's accurate or not.
that's just like what happened in 1984!
Sometimes I think the only book posters on the internet have read is 1984.
I think we should compare everything to 1984, regardless if it's accurate or not.
that's just like what happened in 1984!
I'm glad I don't live there.The US has had Red Squads for decades.
I couldn't even read the whole book, I just kept reading and re-reading the sex scene over and over again.
“modern technology is a unified system in which all parts are dependent on one another. You can't get rid of the ‘bad’ parts of technology and retain only the ‘good’ parts.”