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6 - 05 - 2008
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Anthony Barnett (London, OK): This is a very disturbing post by Claire Provost in the New Statesman. If ever there are ever wide scale demonstrations against the authoritarian powers new Labour is granting itself, from ID cards to 42 days to the next war, we can expect FIT to know  our every move. They have powers to monitor all email – mine and yours. You don't know what FIT is? I suggest you read the post and... prepare to protest. Has Boris said anything about it?

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Protest surveillance challenge « UK Liberty]] (not verified) said:

Wed, 2008-05-07 15:05

[...] Statesman (hat-tip Anthony Barnett, OurKingdom): Those contained within the pen were subject to continual harassment by the FIT-team, who filmed [...]

Gareth Young (Brighton) (not verified) said:

Tue, 2008-05-06 10:51

I was in London on May Day last year and I was photographed several times by police. I tried to talk to these people several times by they always disappeared inside their van or behind police lines.

Then, despite the fact that we had permission to march past Westminster, we were diverted at the last minute on the orders of Michael Martin, who presumably didn't want English parliament campaigners outside the British parliament.

This government is a disgrace.

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