Seems to be photoshopped after all. Another picture of the same plaque shows no camera. Especially not one on a post with a roadsign: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Portobello_Road_-_George_Orwell_House.jpg
Last time I was in the UK was in '99. It was at Victoria Station that I saw the first of many 'Smile! You're on 24h CCTV'-stickers. Was lucky not to get arrested or fined for the multi-tool I carried around and into the Imperial War Museum.
Man that's just too good....
ReplyDeletePretty much my reaction.
DeleteWhat Matt said....bet 'ole George is spinning in his grave.
ReplyDeleteIf they want "renewable energy" they just need to attach a dynamo to his corpse.
Deletethis would be the only known working 100% efficient perpetual energy source.
DeleteMeanwhile, in Barcelona.
ReplyDeleteBig brother is everywhere.
DeleteSeems to be photoshopped after all. Another picture of the same plaque shows no camera. Especially not one on a post with a roadsign:
ReplyDeletehttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Portobello_Road_-_George_Orwell_House.jpg
Those photo-shoppers are cunning, on the other hand the UK has been adding a lot of those cameras in the last few years.
DeleteI doubt even with the Tamalanche this post got we have someone living in London who could check this out and report back.
Last time I was in the UK was in '99. It was at Victoria Station that I saw the first of many 'Smile! You're on 24h CCTV'-stickers.
DeleteWas lucky not to get arrested or fined for the multi-tool I carried around and into the Imperial War Museum.