04 September 2007

Big Brother WAS watching after all

Newly released documents in the National Archive show just how extensively Special Branch was monitoring the activities of George Orwell for over ten years. Based on some of the reasons outlined for the surveillance, strange attire and unorthodox political views, probably mean I should be concerned as well. Hmm. I've been wondering why that bloke is always standing just across the street watching me!

They were also monitoring the activities of American song collector and archivist, Alan Lomax, because he knew someone who knew someone who could spell communism.

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