Tag Archives: legislation

Are you a ‘domestic extremist’? How to ask if you are on police databases

A snapshot of protester Matt Salusbury taken openly by a Metropolitan police surveillance team Rob Evans and Paul Lewis explain how the Data Protection Act can open up police files. Plus a step-by-step guide to making your own request Have you been on a protest recently? Have you attended a political meeting, or stopped by […]

The most insidious lobbying group in US politics: The National Frozen Pizza Institute

Okay maybe they’re not really the most insidious lobbying group in US politics… but hey, they’re still pretty bad. Even the most starry-eyed of patriots knows that corporate lobbyists are the puppeteers behind the majority of US politicians, but sometimes the specificity of these groups boggles the mind. They’re like Catholic saints—there’s one for everything. […]