The UK Government's Children's Secretary Ed Balls has announced a controversial new CCTV monitoring scheme, in which thousands of problem families are to be monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Balls claims that the £400 million "sin bin" scheme will put up to 20,000 problem families under 24-hour surveillance in their own homes, to ensure children go to bed and school on time and eat proper meals.
"Private security guards will also be sent round to carry out home checks, while parents will be given help to combat drug and alcohol addiction," reads a report in the Sunday Express.
Family Intervention Projects
Mr Balls wants every local authority to fund such 'Family Intervention Projects', noting that: "This is pretty tough and non-negotiable support for families to get to the root of the problem.
"There should be Family Intervention Projects in every local authority area because every area has families that need support."
Pupils and their families will have to sign 'Home School Agreements' which set out parents' duties to make sure their kids attend school.
However, privacy campaigners are already up in arms over the latest government plans to install surveillance tech within people's homes.
Fear not, just read this on how to avoid being captured on CCTV instead.
Via Sunday Express
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cattius
August 5th
4. This isn't true.
On his twitter page (http://twitter.com/edballsmp), Ed Balls wrote:
@Moncky: the idea we are planning to put CCTV in families' homes is complete and total nonsense
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edhockery
August 5th
3. "As O'Brien passed the telescreen a thought seemed to strike him.
He stopped, turned aside and pressed a switch on the wall.
There was a sharp snap. The voice had stopped.
Julia uttered a tiny sound, a sort of squeak of surprise.
Even in the midst of his panic, Winston was too much taken aback to
be able to hold his tongue.
'You can turn it off!' he said.
'Yes', said O'Brien, ' we can turn it off. We have that privilege.' "
George Orwell, 1984, Chapter 8.
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durbans
August 3rd
2. I'm just waiting for the annoucement of govt-sponsored Telescreens in our homes now....1984 here we come!
Just another excuse to watch us all and make sure we see, hear and do exactly what the government want us to...from Terrorism to Swine Flu, what'll they use to scare us into submission next??! Oh I know, flying pigs will be invading!
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lex
August 3rd
1. We could replace the Jeremy Kyle Show with an hour of chav highlights every day
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