What can we do to change the minds of decision makers and people in general to actually do something about preparing for the forthcoming economic/energy crises (the ones after this one!)?
During a recent visit to London I had a nasty incident, which killed interest in any further trips to this city. As I was taking pictures of double-decker buses with my son, we were approached by two policemen. First, we were told that it is forbidden to take pictures of anything in conjunction with transport. Then our names, passport numbers and London hotel address were noted. After that we were forced to delete all pictures that included any transport - even pictures of the new underground station in Vauxhall, which is a modern sculpture! These deletions were not only enforced destruction of private property, but an infringement of our privacy.
I understand the need for some sensitivity in an era of terrorism, but isn't it naive to think terrorism can be prevented by terrorising tourists?
Schnews will be getting worried at a mainstream paper starting to steal their stories...
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker
.........it is forbidden to take pictures of anything in conjunction with transport.......
They better ban the Google "Street View" then.....
And Google Image. There are ten pages of pictures of London buses and the same of underground stations including at least one of Vauxhall. We are increasingly being treated as idiots by idiots: police and politicians.
John Majors government was sleazy after many years in power. This Labour government are not only sleazy, they are dishonest and have taken us closer to 1984 than any other government in history. Roll on the election.
