Another Sting
This Blog has no interest in, or knowledge of, the finances, business affairs, introductory powers or relationships of the latest victim of a set up, the unfortunate Duchess of York. Recently it was Lord Triesman, who found himself at the centre of an expose (sorry my keyboard does’t do accents). At one level one can take the view that it serves them right. The newspaper no doubt takes the view that it serves the public interest. Lawyers may claim invasion of privacy or entrapment.
This Blog finds itself disturbed. A society in which people cannot hold private conversations, however wrong these converstions or remarks may be, without fear of being recorded, is a society which is no longer free. Clearly there may be security issues. Surveillance for public safety is one thing. It is quite another if it is conducted to keep the population to a certain political line. Words like Gestapo, Stasi and NKVD spring at once to the recoiling mind.
It is also quite another thing if its purpose is to sell newspapers.
We all need to think about that.
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