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I always thought Tony Blair was Big Brother. Who didn't? He was a control freak.
Now it seems that the country with more CCTV cameras per head of the population is going one more step down the Big Brother route. Roll back 1984! We now learn that CCTV cameras outside London are to be used by English councils to enforce illegal parking. Before long, they'll be watching our every move and fining us for walking across the road when the 'man' is red not 'green'. Actually, I'm all for cameras that catch drivers going through red lights, especially at pedestrian crossings, but if we're not careful we'll soon be afraid to cough without a camera's permission. As highlighted in BusinessCar, the prospects present a logistical nightmare for those responsible for fleets. Maybe they should mount cameras in company cars to monitor business drivers' every move!
One thing's for sure, there needs to be increased monitoring of MPs. Currently, they appear to be getting away with murder. Senior Tory MP, Derek Conway was suspended for paying his son £44,000 for "research work" while he was a full-time student. Bring back the stocks and let's publicly humiliate those that seek to swindle honest hard-working taxpayers. It seems MPs' salaries can be multiplied by a factor of three with some creative accounting. It's certainly about time MPs became more accountable, for both their expenses and their actions.
Ending on a more positive note, it's good to see the Government is keen on promoting car sharing. Its first survey reveals this is on the increase although only 1% of respondents participate in a formal company run scheme. An amazing 61% had participated in an informal car sharing arrangement in the previous month and a quarter stated that this had been work-related. Reducing the number of car journeys is a priority to save on costs and emissions for fleet managers so more formal car sharing arrangements should be the order of the day. Also with increased pressure on car parking spaces, car sharing to and from work makes eminent sense.
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