Here comes the fascist police state in Blairworld

By Fingerbrain(Fingerbrain) Read this - really creepy frightening stuff. Do you want to be watched all the time? Say NO to home office plans. Let Welsh people decide what is best for Wales. Keep New Labour Louise Casey in England to boss them about.

The scheme is being financed by a Home Office section run by Louise Casey, the government’s “co-ordinator for respect”. Casey visited Middlesbrough in November to see the cameras working and also tried the system for herself. ...
..."To test the Middlesbrough system a reporter from The Sunday Times threw a newspaper onto the pavement outside a fast-food restaurant in Linthorpe Road. A passer-by was quickest off the mark. “You’ll get locked up for that. They’ve got these cameras that tell you off,” she said. Sure enough, a man’s voice boomed down: “Will the man in the woolly hat please pick up the paper?” The reporter obliged and the voice said: “Thank you.” The scheme is being financed by a Home Office section run by Louise Casey, the government’s “co-ordinator for respect”. Casey visited Middlesbrough in November to see the cameras working and also tried the system for herself. Since the trial began, speakers on eight cameras in Middlesbrough town centre have been “voice-activated” 156 times. The project initially cost £39,000 to set up. An extra £20,000 from Casey’s taskforce will pay for 10 more cameras to be installed this month. The cameras have a visual range of 250ft and can zoom in to identify faces. The volume can be changed, depending on the weather, and can be heard up to 150ft away. Doug Jewell, campaigns co-ordinator of Liberty, warned: “This latest high-tech toy gives camera operators massive powers to invade the lives of ordinary people. Anyone intent on committing a crime will merely move on and do
it elsewhere.”

Anger at respect tsar's day of 'insults'

A leaked letter accuses Blair adviser of needlessly offending a conference of youth justice experts

Jamie Doward, home affairs editor Sunday February 18, 2007
The Observer
One of Tony Blair's most trusted and controversial advisers, the 'respect tsar' Louise Casey, has been accused of 'behaviour not befitting a senior civil servant' and insulting and offending an audience of experts when delivering a keynote speech at the Youth Justice Board's annual conference.

'Respect tsar' is No 10's favourite to take over youth justice board

Alan Travis, home affairs editor Tuesday February 13, 2007 The Guardian

Downing Street is pushing for Louise Casey, Tony Blair's "respect tsar", to take over the job of chair of the youth justice- this is an absolute disgrace! Tony Bliar and New Labour are such conrol freaks!!

Unicef report trashed by new labour & Colin Crouch

They would trash it wouldn't they that is new labour..
Study after study says the same - Such Bollocks Colin Crouch - blame the tories, blame the individual, it must be the kids fault and if not the mothers. T Blair answer to gun crime - more power to the police - lock up more kids younger etc - put Louise Casey in charge of the youth justice board and never mind the horror of every civilised socialist person /human rights org except the government voice cehr - keep the few community projects that work sucessfully with kids short of money but find plenty of dosh for armed police on the street.
...privitise all council housing - don't listen to the people that live there as they are not worthy of listening too. ..they are rubbish like the schools etc Such snobbery and class derision is appalling but we of course we all believe in equality & it is ok as more middle class kids are going to uni and tony listens to car drivers who use the internet..the alpha new labour male/female reigns supreme while you listen to their excuses . When will all this stop? Who will stand up and say so?