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Never mind that one, what about Steve Jago who was arrested on 18th June in Whitehall for carrying a sign that contained a quote from George Orwell's "1984": 'In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.' He'll be appearing in court in September on charges of mounting an illegal demonstration prohibited by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (Socpa ).

He was taken to the police station and searched and found to have three copies of an article from Vanity Fair in his possession.

Entitled 'Blair's Big Brother Britain', the article is by journalist and commentator Henry Porter. One of the police officers stated for the record that he was showing the defendant these copies and described them as 'politically motivated' material.

So, a piece of mainstream journalism critical of Blair's government was used by the police as part of the reason to charge Mr Jago. That is to say carrying any article that appears to the police to be 'politically motivated' is now an act that may help to send you to jail or receive a large fine.

The long term problem is that when we at last see the back of Blair things are not going to change. And that's the case whoever will be in charge - dour Gordon or "Call me Dave".

<blockquote data-quote="BrianH" data-source="post: 2081543" data-attributes="member: 64960">Never mind that one, what about&nbsp; Steve Jago who was arrested on 18th June in Whitehall for carrying a sign that contained a quote from George Orwell&#039;s &quot;1984&quot;: &#039;In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.&#039;&nbsp;&nbsp; He&#039;ll&nbsp; be appearing in court in September on charges of mounting an illegal demonstration prohibited by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (Socpa ). He was taken to the police station and searched and found to have three copies of an article from Vanity Fair in his possession.Entitled &#039;Blair&#039;s Big Brother Britain&#039;, the article is by journalist and commentator Henry Porter.&nbsp; One of the police officers stated for the record that he was showing the defendant these copies and described them as &#039;politically motivated&#039; material.So, a piece of mainstream journalism critical of Blair&#039;s government was used by the police as part of the reason to charge Mr Jago. That is to say carrying any article that appears to the police to be &#039;politically motivated&#039; is now an act that may help to send you to jail or receive a large fine. The long term problem is that when we at last see the back of Blair things are not going to change.&nbsp; And that&#039;s the case whoever will be in charge - dour Gordon or &quot;Call me Dave&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrianH, post: 2081543, member: 64960"] Never mind that one, what about Steve Jago who was arrested on 18th June in Whitehall for carrying a sign that contained a quote from George Orwell's "1984":[i] 'In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.'[/i] He'll be appearing in court in September on charges of mounting an illegal demonstration prohibited by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (Socpa ). He was taken to the police station and searched and found to have three copies of an article from Vanity Fair in his possession. Entitled 'Blair's Big Brother Britain', the article is by journalist and commentator Henry Porter. One of the police officers stated for the record that he was showing the defendant these copies and described them as 'politically motivated' material. So, a piece of mainstream journalism critical of Blair's government was used by the police as part of the reason to charge Mr Jago. That is to say carrying any article that appears to the police to be 'politically motivated' is now an act that may help to send you to jail or receive a large fine. The long term problem is that when we at last see the back of Blair things are not going to change. And that's the case whoever will be in charge - dour Gordon or "Call me Dave". [/QUOTE]

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