Dumping private details in the Bin-Oliver Letwin, Champion of Data Protection
It has emerged that David Cameron’s Cabinet Office Minister has been casually dropping papers in litter bins around St. James’s Park nearby Number 10. Photographed on his mobile phone and shuffling...
View ArticleThe shouting lampost: coming to a street near you?
Thanks to the Big Brother Watch supporter who highlighted his local council’s latest toy – the shouting lamppost. Shepway District Council installed the device to tackle fly-tipping by a set of...
View ArticleBin snooper powers of entry binned
Eric Pickles may not have the most glamorous job in Westminster, but he has delivered an early Christmas present for civil liberties campaigners. The last Labour Government changed the law to give...
View ArticleCommon sense returns for bin fines
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles MP has announced that new legislation will be introduced this year which will scrap hefty fines for putting a bin out on the wrong day. Talking to the BBC Sunday...
View ArticleBin snooping? We’ve been here before
A guest post by former Big Brother Watch director, Alex Deane. Longstanding BBW supporters may remember that I was once Director of this parish. For the past two years, I’ve been a Common Councilman in...
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