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29 Sep · Thu 2005

Two shots, two feet...


The Labour Party appears to have a double-barrelled weapon at its disposal. After scoring a PR own goal yesterday by having an 82-year old heckler man-handled out of the hall and detained ("but not arrested or searched" --- oh, well that's all right then) under the Terrorism Act, today saw the confiscation of a camera and the deletion of photographs of... delegates queueing to get into the conference. The owner of the camera is Austin Mitchell, a high-profile MP and (at least in the past) a regular and funny contributor to BBC Radio 4. He apparently shares former Labour Chancellor Denis (now Lord) Healey's enthusiasm for photography. I bet Denis never had his camera nicked and wiped at a Labour conference. Apart from the absurdity of confiscating and deleting the photos of a conference attendee and elected MP, there's also, of course, the irony (delicious, infuriating or possibly both) that all those queueing were doubtless on several CCTV cameras at the time. That's the thing about watchers, though: they don't like sousveillance.
Posted by racingsnake @ 02:29 PM GMT+00:00
 
 
 
 
 
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