UK Politics

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Originally Posted by Telcontar_Dunedain

Yet with Big Brother the cameras in there are open for everyone to see yet the CCTV cameras aren't broadcasted acroos the TV. Only certain people can see them, not just anyone.

Exactly, and most of them aren't being watched at all. Speed cameras are automatic and many security cameras just make tapes which are destroyed after a certain time if they aren't needed.

(At least this is how it used to be. I bow to anyone of superior knowledge, of course )

And a footnote to the hunting discussion:

Hours of Parliamentary time spent on decision to ban fox-hunting: 700
Hours of Parliamentary time spent on decision to go to war in Iraq: 7

according to Private Eye anyway