Lockheed Martin and the census

We’re nearing the decision by the government as to who they will use to run the census. US arms company Lockheed Martin (who are both involved in intelligence gathering and subject to the share-all-data-with-the-US-government Patriot Act) are one of the two main bidders. On Saturday, iPM on Radio 4 picked the story up, giving some really good coverage of the topic and to the role the Green Party has played pushing this very serious civil liberties and data protection issue. The Office of National Statistics do not sound very happy with the situation they find themselves in. If you haven’t signed the petition, this is a good time to do so, and circulate it to your local activist, peace and religious groups.

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