Protesters angry over Royal Mail saleTimes of the Internet, OhioBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at the Labor Party's National Policy Forum in … …
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Read More »Civil servants attacked for using anti-terror laws to spy on public – guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk Civil servants attacked for using anti-terror laws to spy on publicguardian.co.uk, UKRoyal Mail widely uses hidden viewing galleries in sorting offices and local authority CCTV to monitor staff. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Controversial surveillance powers employed to fight terrorism and combat crime have been misused by civil … More: continued …
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