Tesco’s ‘VAR’-style self-checkout cameras are the final straw
Tesco has followed Sainsbury’s lead by installing cameras above self-checkouts to identify when shoppers fail to scan an item properly, using the…
Sainsbury’s self-checkout surveillance has gone too far
Sainsbury’s is stepping up surveillance on its self-checkout tills. It’s hard not to laugh out loud. Not only will shoppers in…
Why are MPs turning a blind eye to ‘two-tier’ policing?
Does Britain have a ‘two-tier’ attitude towards policing? The Home Affairs Committee, made up of 11 Tory, Lib Dem and…
Bristol’s low traffic bullies have gone too far
At 3am last Thursday morning, council contractors and police descended on a Bristol neighbourhood to install roadblocks under the cover of…
What Lebanon’s energy crisis can teach us in Britain
“See that?” my friend pointed to a pylon on the hill opposite the window. “That’s the dawla.” The dawla (pronounced…
The truth about Britain’s transition to ‘clean energy’
The timing couldn’t have been worse. Under leaden November skies, came news of what many have suspected: energy rationing for…
The truth about two-tier policing in Britain
Does Britain have a two-tier policing system? Accusations that some protesters are treated differently to others have emerged in the…
The trouble with Thames Water
On the day the election was called, I turned on the tap but nothing came out. The sudden stoppage was…
Sainsbury’s self-checkouts are just the start
Sainsbury’s has long had a special place in my heart. The weekly shop at the Orange Store offered excitement to…
