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Sherelle Jacobs is a journalist at the Telegraph who early on was critical of lockdowns. "Britain has already surrendered to China’s war on Western civilisation" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/11/britain-surrendered-to-chinas-war-on-western-civilisation/ Sherelle Jacobs on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Sherelle_E_J

The first speaker was Tenzin Kunga, Chairman of the Tibetan Community in Britain, and also the Advocacy Officer at Free Tibet. The second speaker was Rahima Mahmut of the Stop Uyghur Genocide and the third speaker before the march was Finn Lau of Hong Kong Liberty. There is a link to a website for Stop Uyghur Genocide, but it seems to have been hijacked and takes you to what looks like an Amazon page where you enter your details in order to win an iphone. Stop Uyghur Genocide on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/UyghurStop Hong Kong Liberty on Twitter/X https://twitter.com/HKLiberty_Team "Under Mao Tsetung's dictatorship, the Communist Party of China (CCP) came to power and established the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, after the then-ruling Kuomintang Government (The Nationalist – Republic of China – now Taiwan) was overthrown. Mao then ordered his PLA troops to invade East Turkestan and Tibet. Both these countries are still under the illegal occupation of the People's Republic of China. At 3 pm on Sunday, crowds of protesters gathered at St Martins-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, where leading activists addressed the rally." https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/2615378-london-chinas-dictators-condemned-by-uk-parliamentarians-human-rights-advocates "For the last six years in a row, US think-tank Freedom House has ranked Tibet among the worst places in the world for civil rights and political freedom." https://freetibet.org/freedom-for-tibet/occupation-of-tibet/ https://www.tibetwatch.org/ "Another example of the FCO's willingness to kowtow to nasty regimes has been flagged up in another newspaper, where a columnist researching ahead of a recent visit to China came across a remarkable statement from the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, slipped out on the FCO website on October 29 2008, just before representatives of the Dalai Lama were due to hold talks in Beijing on the future of Tibet. Buried in the statement was Britain's recognition for the first time that, like "all other members of the EU… we regard Tibet as part of the People's Republic of China". The historic significance of this change was not lost on Beijing, since until then Britain, with its unique role in Tibet's history, had for 100 years been very careful not to recognise Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. The group known as Free Tibet noted that Miliband's concession gravely weakened the position of the Tibetan envoys without getting anything in return – commenting how extraordinary it was that Britain should have "rewarded China in such a way in the very year that China has committed its worst human rights abuses in Tibet in decades, including killing and torture"." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/6958001/How-David-Miliband-betrayed-Tibet.html https://tibetancommunityuk.net/about/ For the avoidance of any doubt regarding the nature of the CCP: "The final judgment of the Independent Tribunal into Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners of Conscience in China Tribunal, published in March 2020, concluded that forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience has been practiced for a substantial period of time involving a very substantial number of victims. On June 14, 2021, 12 United Nations Special Procedures mandate holders said they were “extremely alarmed” by reports of alleged ‘organ harvesting’ targeting minorities, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians, in detention in China, and called upon the PRC government to “allow independent monitoring by international human rights mechanisms.”" https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/forced-organ-harvesting-china-examining-evidence "Tibet has been an independent nation since ancient time, and it has never been a part of China anywhere in its history. It was only in 1949, that the communist China forcefully occupied Tibet, and unleashed its draconian rule in the region." https://tibet.net/tibet-has-never-been-a-part-of-china-anywhere-in-its-pre-1949-history/

The march ended outside the Chinese Embassy, where there were a few more speeches. Someone (a European) tried to disrupt the speakers, but I couldn't make out what he was saying. It was just before this that my camera battery ran out (Sod's Law being what it is), so I didn't capture it on video. The police escorted him away. It is why the last speaker raises her voice so much, to try and drown out what he was saying. "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ There is a link to a website for Stop Uyghur Genocide, but it seems to have been hijacked and takes you to what looks like an Amazon page where you enter your details in order to win an iphone. Stop Uyghur Genocide on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/UyghurStop Hong Kong Liberty on Twitter/X https://twitter.com/HKLiberty_Team "Under Mao Tsetung's dictatorship, the Communist Party of China (CCP) came to power and established the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, after the then-ruling Kuomintang Government (The Nationalist – Republic of China – now Taiwan) was overthrown. Mao then ordered his PLA troops to invade East Turkestan and Tibet. Both these countries are still under the illegal occupation of the People's Republic of China. At 3 pm on Sunday, crowds of protesters gathered at St Martins-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, where leading activists addressed the rally." https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/2615378-london-chinas-dictators-condemned-by-uk-parliamentarians-human-rights-advocates "For the last six years in a row, US think-tank Freedom House has ranked Tibet among the worst places in the world for civil rights and political freedom." https://freetibet.org/freedom-for-tibet/occupation-of-tibet/ https://www.tibetwatch.org/ "Another example of the FCO's willingness to kowtow to nasty regimes has been flagged up in another newspaper, where a columnist researching ahead of a recent visit to China came across a remarkable statement from the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, slipped out on the FCO website on October 29 2008, just before representatives of the Dalai Lama were due to hold talks in Beijing on the future of Tibet. Buried in the statement was Britain's recognition for the first time that, like "all other members of the EU… we regard Tibet as part of the People's Republic of China". The historic significance of this change was not lost on Beijing, since until then Britain, with its unique role in Tibet's history, had for 100 years been very careful not to recognise Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. The group known as Free Tibet noted that Miliband's concession gravely weakened the position of the Tibetan envoys without getting anything in return – commenting how extraordinary it was that Britain should have "rewarded China in such a way in the very year that China has committed its worst human rights abuses in Tibet in decades, including killing and torture"." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/6958001/How-David-Miliband-betrayed-Tibet.html https://tibetancommunityuk.net/about/ For the avoidance of any doubt regarding the nature of the CCP: "The final judgment of the Independent Tribunal into Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners of Conscience in China Tribunal, published in March 2020, concluded that forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience has been practiced for a substantial period of time involving a very substantial number of victims. On June 14, 2021, 12 United Nations Special Procedures mandate holders said they were “extremely alarmed” by reports of alleged ‘organ harvesting’ targeting minorities, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians, in detention in China, and called upon the PRC government to “allow independent monitoring by international human rights mechanisms.”" https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/forced-organ-harvesting-china-examining-evidence "Tibet has been an independent nation since ancient time, and it has never been a part of China anywhere in its history. It was only in 1949, that the communist China forcefully occupied Tibet, and unleashed its draconian rule in the region." https://tibet.net/tibet-has-never-been-a-part-of-china-anywhere-in-its-pre-1949-history/

Carl Heneghan is Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford University. Professor Heneghan was one of the few highly qualified people in the UK who spoke out early on against lockdown policies and vaccine mandates. He was monitored by the Government’s ‘Counter Disinformation Unit’ and attacked by Conservative MP Neil O’Brien, while Facebook censored an article he had published in the Spectator on the Danish mask study. Landmark Danish study finds no significant effect for facemask wearers https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/do-masks-stop-the-spread-of-covid-19/ Two top Oxford academics accuse Facebook of censorship for branding their article on whether masks work ‘false information’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8973631/Two-Oxford-academics-accuse-Facebook-censorship-article-warning.html Writing in The Telegraph, Prof Carl Heneghan reveals the chilling effects of being monitored by a Counter-Disinformation Unit "Johnson isn’t listening to the right scientists" https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/johnson-isnt-listening-to-the-right-scientists/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/06/07/covid-19-carl-heneghan-counter-disinformation-unit-telegram/ "Carl Heneghan is Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and a practising GP. A clinical epidemiologist, he studies patients receiving care from clinicians, especially those with common problems, with the aim of improving the evidence base used in clinical practice." https://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/professor-carl-heneghan "Carl Heneghan is a clinical epidemiologist with expertise in evidence-based medicine, research methods, and evidence synthesis expertise. " https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/carl-heneghan

Laura Dodsworth is an author, a journalist and a photographer. She wrote the book, "A State of Fear: How the UK Government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 Pandemic" which explored how the UK Government used behavioural science, or ‘nudge’ to push the public into complying with its lockdown policies. Recently, she and Patrick Fagan have published a second book on this theme called "Free Your Mind: The New World of Manipulation and How to Resist It" Laura Dodsworth's website is here: https://www.lauradodsworth.com/

"These last two to three years have been tremendously challenging. Overnight a draconian, controlling relationship formed with our elected representatives in the name of ‘keeping us safe’. " https://togetherdeclaration.org/about/ Bev Turner's website is here: https://www.thebevturner.co.uk/ Alan Miller speaking at the Cambridge congestion charge protest earlier this year: Cambridge Congestion Charge Protest 26th February 2023: Part 9 - Alan Miller and Kieron Johnson https://rumble.com/v2balsc-cambridge-congestion-charge-protest-26th-february-2023-part-9-alan-miller-a.html

This event was held at Central Hall, Westminister on the evening of the 29th September 2023. After a brief warm up by Alan Miller, the first speaker was Dr Renee Hoenderkamp, a NHS GP and broadcaster. She can be found on Twitter/X at the link below. "These last two to three years have been tremendously challenging. Overnight a draconian, controlling relationship formed with our elected representatives in the name of ‘keeping us safe’. " https://togetherdeclaration.org/about/ Renée Hoenderkamp https://twitter.com/DrHoenderkamp

Matt Goodwin is an academic, writer, pollster and campaigner, who wrote the book Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics. “Ever since the 1980s, both Left and Right have been waging a revolution, ushering in a radical economic liberalism and a radical cultural liberalism which reflect the values of a ‘new elite’ but have left millions of ordinary people feeling lost and demoralised.” Matt spoke about the New Elite, why they don’t represent the majority. His website can be found here: https://www.mattgoodwin.org/ Freedom of Speech Act: How it will affect university students https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/05/30/freedom-of-speech-act-how-it-will-affect-university-students/ "These last two to three years have been tremendously challenging. Overnight a draconian, controlling relationship formed with our elected representatives in the name of ‘keeping us safe’. " https://togetherdeclaration.org/about/

Julia Hartley Brewer is a presenter on Talk TV. She can be found on Twitter/X here: https://twitter.com/JuliaHB1 "These last two to three years have been tremendously challenging. Overnight a draconian, controlling relationship formed with our elected representatives in the name of ‘keeping us safe’. " https://togetherdeclaration.org/about/

Dr Jay Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine and health policy at Stanford University in the USA. He was one of three scientists who wrote the Great Barrington Declaration, which argued for a return to long-established, pre-2020 pandemic policies that had a goal of minimising societal disruption and destruction. The Declaration has been signed by thousands of scientists and over a million members of the public. It was suppressed by the media and censored by Google. Wikipedia hilariously refers to the Declaration as promoting fringe ideas, and even manages to link it to climate change denial. The “Twitter Files” show that Dr Bhattacharya was secretly “blacklisted” during this time as well. "As infectious disease epidemiologists and public health scientists we have grave concerns about the damaging physical and mental health impacts of the prevailing COVID-19 policies, and recommend an approach we call Focused Protection." https://gbdeclaration.org/ "...It claimed harmful COVID-19 lockdowns could be avoided via the fringe notion of "focused protection"..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrington_Declaration

Remainers taking over Parliament Square green. Just like old times... Aman Jabbi: S1/E17: Aman Jabbi: The Trojan Horse of the Digital Panopticon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1i3k-zrYWE "Furious motorists destroy more ULEZ cameras across London in protest against Sadiq Khan - as one man scales ladders to block enforcement van" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12534251/Furious-motorists-destroy-ULEZ-cameras-London-protest-against-Sadiq-Khan-one-man-scales-ladders-block-enforcement-van.html "Pfizer's RSV Vaccine Math: Kill 4,000 Newborns to Save 300 from RSV Welcome to the New Woke $$$$ Math" https://www.igor-chudov.com/p/pfizers-rsv-vaccine-math-kill-4000?publication_id=441185&post_id=137329275&isFreemail=true&r=2bv5o "When there is scientific disagreement or uncertainty, the government must never pretend there is consensus and certainty" https://thespectator.com/topic/were-fighting-the-covid-censors-censorship/ "As Gary North wrote in a brief review of Feierstein’s book, “The central banks have colluded with the national governments in order to fund huge increases of national debt, beyond what can ever be paid off. In other words, [Feierstein] has described government promises as part of a gigantic international Ponzi scheme.”" "The orchestrated disinformation campaign by RealClimate.org to falsely discredit and censor our work" https://www.ceres-science.com/post/the-orchestrated-disinformation-campaign-by-realclimate-org-to-falsely-discredit-and-censor-our-work https://mises.org/wire/coming-collapse-global-ponzi-scheme

No prizes for guessing the right answer. In the evening of the 23rd, GB News had a discussion about the Remainers/Re-joiners, and the BBC spoke about the Bully dogs march in passing. If they happened to mention the Freedom Loving Nazis, I missed it. Happy to be corrected on this. Aman Jabbi: S1/E17: Aman Jabbi: The Trojan Horse of the Digital Panopticon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1i3k-zrYWE "Furious motorists destroy more ULEZ cameras across London in protest against Sadiq Khan - as one man scales ladders to block enforcement van" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12534251/Furious-motorists-destroy-ULEZ-cameras-London-protest-against-Sadiq-Khan-one-man-scales-ladders-block-enforcement-van.html "Pfizer's RSV Vaccine Math: Kill 4,000 Newborns to Save 300 from RSV Welcome to the New Woke $$$$ Math" https://www.igor-chudov.com/p/pfizers-rsv-vaccine-math-kill-4000?publication_id=441185&post_id=137329275&isFreemail=true&r=2bv5o "When there is scientific disagreement or uncertainty, the government must never pretend there is consensus and certainty" https://thespectator.com/topic/were-fighting-the-covid-censors-censorship/ "As Gary North wrote in a brief review of Feierstein’s book, “The central banks have colluded with the national governments in order to fund huge increases of national debt, beyond what can ever be paid off. In other words, [Feierstein] has described government promises as part of a gigantic international Ponzi scheme.”" "The orchestrated disinformation campaign by RealClimate.org to falsely discredit and censor our work" https://www.ceres-science.com/post/the-orchestrated-disinformation-campaign-by-realclimate-org-to-falsely-discredit-and-censor-our-work https://mises.org/wire/coming-collapse-global-ponzi-scheme

Walking next to remainers, and tennis balls at Downing Street. Aman Jabbi: S1/E17: Aman Jabbi: The Trojan Horse of the Digital Panopticon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1i3k-zrYWE "Furious motorists destroy more ULEZ cameras across London in protest against Sadiq Khan - as one man scales ladders to block enforcement van" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12534251/Furious-motorists-destroy-ULEZ-cameras-London-protest-against-Sadiq-Khan-one-man-scales-ladders-block-enforcement-van.html "Pfizer's RSV Vaccine Math: Kill 4,000 Newborns to Save 300 from RSV Welcome to the New Woke $$$$ Math" https://www.igor-chudov.com/p/pfizers-rsv-vaccine-math-kill-4000?publication_id=441185&post_id=137329275&isFreemail=true&r=2bv5o "When there is scientific disagreement or uncertainty, the government must never pretend there is consensus and certainty" https://thespectator.com/topic/were-fighting-the-covid-censors-censorship/ "As Gary North wrote in a brief review of Feierstein’s book, “The central banks have colluded with the national governments in order to fund huge increases of national debt, beyond what can ever be paid off. In other words, [Feierstein] has described government promises as part of a gigantic international Ponzi scheme.”" "The orchestrated disinformation campaign by RealClimate.org to falsely discredit and censor our work" https://www.ceres-science.com/post/the-orchestrated-disinformation-campaign-by-realclimate-org-to-falsely-discredit-and-censor-our-work https://mises.org/wire/coming-collapse-global-ponzi-scheme

My camera wouldn't work so I had to use my phone, which is not great for quality. I thought I'd broken it by using it for a prolonged period of time in the pouring rain on the previous Wednesday. However, when I got back, I tried it one last time, and it worked. Hopefully just Sod's Law in operation... Aman Jabbi: S1/E17: Aman Jabbi: The Trojan Horse of the Digital Panopticon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1i3k-zrYWE "Pfizer's RSV Vaccine Math: Kill 4,000 Newborns to Save 300 from RSV Welcome to the New Woke $$$$ Math" https://www.igor-chudov.com/p/pfizers-rsv-vaccine-math-kill-4000?publication_id=441185&post_id=137329275&isFreemail=true&r=2bv5o "When there is scientific disagreement or uncertainty, the government must never pretend there is consensus and certainty" https://thespectator.com/topic/were-fighting-the-covid-censors-censorship/ "As Gary North wrote in a brief review of Feierstein’s book, “The central banks have colluded with the national governments in order to fund huge increases of national debt, beyond what can ever be paid off. In other words, [Feierstein] has described government promises as part of a gigantic international Ponzi scheme.”" "The orchestrated disinformation campaign by RealClimate.org to falsely discredit and censor our work" https://www.ceres-science.com/post/the-orchestrated-disinformation-campaign-by-realclimate-org-to-falsely-discredit-and-censor-our-work https://mises.org/wire/coming-collapse-global-ponzi-scheme

There were quite a lot of protests going on in London that day, including those Remainers who have never quite given up on their belief that democratic votes should be over turned if it suits what they want. One accidentally ended up in the Freedom rally until I pointed out to him 'his' march was up ahead of ours. He genuinely thought we were marching for re-joining the EU. How he didn't notice the signs and colours around him is beyond me, but it was very funny. Aman Jabbi: S1/E17: Aman Jabbi: The Trojan Horse of the Digital Panopticon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1i3k-zrYWE "Furious motorists destroy more ULEZ cameras across London in protest against Sadiq Khan - as one man scales ladders to block enforcement van" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12534251/Furious-motorists-destroy-ULEZ-cameras-London-protest-against-Sadiq-Khan-one-man-scales-ladders-block-enforcement-van.html "Pfizer's RSV Vaccine Math: Kill 4,000 Newborns to Save 300 from RSV Welcome to the New Woke $$$$ Math" https://www.igor-chudov.com/p/pfizers-rsv-vaccine-math-kill-4000?publication_id=441185&post_id=137329275&isFreemail=true&r=2bv5o "When there is scientific disagreement or uncertainty, the government must never pretend there is consensus and certainty" https://thespectator.com/topic/were-fighting-the-covid-censors-censorship/ "As Gary North wrote in a brief review of Feierstein’s book, “The central banks have colluded with the national governments in order to fund huge increases of national debt, beyond what can ever be paid off. In other words, [Feierstein] has described government promises as part of a gigantic international Ponzi scheme.”" "The orchestrated disinformation campaign by RealClimate.org to falsely discredit and censor our work" https://www.ceres-science.com/post/the-orchestrated-disinformation-campaign-by-realclimate-org-to-falsely-discredit-and-censor-our-work https://mises.org/wire/coming-collapse-global-ponzi-scheme

The insane amount of surveillance equipment in the area of the bridge over the railway is beyond belief. How much did it cost, and what price will we pay for allowing it to remain in position? A good overview of the situation we are in: S1/E17: Aman Jabbi: The Trojan Horse of the Digital Panopticon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1i3k-zrYWE "New integrated appearance Heat mapping, Queue Management, People Counting 4 built-in microphones provide better audio" https://www.hikvision.com/uk/ There appear to be a ridiculous number of products, although some of them are unavailable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=hikvision&page=12&ref=sr_pg_11 "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ "Mon 21 Sep 2020 Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being used across the UK, from leisure centres in London to school toilets in west Norfolk." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/chinese-spy-tech-firm-linked-uighur-abuses-increases-uk-presence That famous Benjamin Franklin quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” https://www.hoover.org/research/what-benjamin-franklin-really-said And ironically... https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

Apologies for the occasional sound quality issues. My camera doesn't much like getting wet, and creaks like an arthritic knee when it does. I have tried to reduce it, but couldn't eliminate it altogether. This video starts from near the top end of Hills Road in Cambridge, which is the road out of the city going south. I didn't go up to the roundabout for Addenbrookes hospital, but I don't imagine it was any better than the rest of the road. A good overview of the situation we are in: S1/E17: Aman Jabbi: The Trojan Horse of the Digital Panopticon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1i3k-zrYWE "New integrated appearance Heat mapping, Queue Management, People Counting 4 built-in microphones provide better audio" https://www.hikvision.com/uk/ There appear to be a ridiculous number of products, although some of them are unavailable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=hikvision&page=12&ref=sr_pg_11 "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ "Mon 21 Sep 2020 Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being used across the UK, from leisure centres in London to school toilets in west Norfolk." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/chinese-spy-tech-firm-linked-uighur-abuses-increases-uk-presence That famous Benjamin Franklin quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” https://www.hoover.org/research/what-benjamin-franklin-really-said And ironically... https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

The city centre end of Hills Road. I do not understand why anyone thinks these excessive surveillance systems are for our benefit. As for the giant alien object that is sticking up above the buildings between Bridge Street and Round Church Street, how much energy is that using up? How much did that cost? The people responsible expect me to believe they are concerned about "climate change", and reducing energy usage to "save the planet". Yeah, right. The orange bag clings on though, over a week since I last recorded it.... A good overview of the situation we are in: S1/E17: Aman Jabbi: The Trojan Horse of the Digital Panopticon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1i3k-zrYWE "New integrated appearance Heat mapping, Queue Management, People Counting 4 built-in microphones provide better audio" https://www.hikvision.com/uk/ There appear to be a ridiculous number of products, although some of them are unavailable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=hikvision&page=12&ref=sr_pg_11 "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ "Mon 21 Sep 2020 Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being used across the UK, from leisure centres in London to school toilets in west Norfolk." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/chinese-spy-tech-firm-linked-uighur-abuses-increases-uk-presence That famous Benjamin Franklin quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” https://www.hoover.org/research/what-benjamin-franklin-really-said And ironically... https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

The camera tour continues around the Market Square, stopping briefly to take in the 5G sights and the state of the roads. Proudly sponsored by Hikvision cameras. Cambridge City that is; not me. "New integrated appearance Heat mapping, Queue Management, People Counting 4 built-in microphones provide better audio" https://www.hikvision.com/uk/ There appear to be a ridiculous number of products, although some of them are unavailable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=hikvision&page=12&ref=sr_pg_11 "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ "Mon 21 Sep 2020 Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being used across the UK, from leisure centres in London to school toilets in west Norfolk." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/chinese-spy-tech-firm-linked-uighur-abuses-increases-uk-presence That famous Benjamin Franklin quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” https://www.hoover.org/research/what-benjamin-franklin-really-said And ironically... https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

This episode of the Cambridge Panopticon starts near Parker's Piece, half way up Regent Street, and goes up to the city centre, near the Market Square. Proudly sponsored by Hikvision cameras. Cambridge City that is; not me. "New integrated appearance Heat mapping, Queue Management, People Counting 4 built-in microphones provide better audio" https://www.hikvision.com/uk/ There appear to be a ridiculous number of products, although some of them are unavailable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=hikvision&page=12&ref=sr_pg_11 "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ "Mon 21 Sep 2020 Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being used across the UK, from leisure centres in London to school toilets in west Norfolk." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/chinese-spy-tech-firm-linked-uighur-abuses-increases-uk-presence That famous Benjamin Franklin quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” https://www.hoover.org/research/what-benjamin-franklin-really-said And ironically... https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

Thanks to Wewillnotfail for the tip The amount of surveillance equipment at the one site on Ifield Drive is mind boggling I counted 20 items), as is the cost at over £200,000. Why so many and why there? Why install cameras that are run by AI, and can tell the difference between adults and children? And why Hikvision, given all the security concerns associated with that company? Oh good. Got to have that 'New integrated appearance....' "New integrated appearance Heat mapping, Queue Management, People Counting 4 built-in microphones provide better audio" https://www.hikvision.com/uk/ There appear to be a ridiculous number of products, although some of them are unavailable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=hikvision&page=12&ref=sr_pg_11 "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ "Mon 21 Sep 2020 Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being used across the UK, from leisure centres in London to school toilets in west Norfolk." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/chinese-spy-tech-firm-linked-uighur-abuses-increases-uk-presence That famous Benjamin Franklin quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” https://www.hoover.org/research/what-benjamin-franklin-really-said And ironically... https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

Cameras for fighting climate change? I'd have thought it would be more productive to turn them off and save the energy they use... "Do safety and security solutions help fight climate change? YES." https://www.boschsecurity.com/gb/en/about-us/ If this site is anything to go by, it looks like those cameras sitting on top of the green poles cost £2,000 each. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Surveillance-Cameras-Bosch-Camera-Photo/s?rh=n%3A332219031%2Cp_4%3ABosch This is the answer that pops up if you ask where these cameras are made: "Bosch manufactures security cameras and CCTV equipment in multiple places around the world with notable locations including North Carolina, United States and Zhuhai, Guandong Province, China, among others." "Our Shanghai Office is located in west side of Shanghai, and close to Hongqiao Airport. Since established in 2010, Bosch Engineering China has been developing very fast. And now we have engineering teams in Shanghai and Suzhou, sales office in Changchun and Chongqiong. Shanghai office is the headquater of Bosch Engineering China" https://www.bosch-engineering.cn/en/cn/ueber_uns_1/standorte_1/standorte_1.html "The Bosch Group is continuing on its growth trajectory in the Middle Kingdom. The supplier of technology and services achieved sales of 14.9 billion euros in China in 2017 – a double-digit increase year on year. ... with the establishment of the two new operating units Connected Mobility Solutions and Connected Industry at the beginning of 2018, Bosch is also making significant progress in its internet of things (IoT) solutions business in China." https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/bosch-continues-double-digit-growth-in-china-158849.html "In 2022, Bosch generated revenues in the UK of £3 billion pounds sterling (over 3.6 billion euros). The UK is Bosch’s largest European market after Germany and it’s the fourth largest worldwide." https://www.bosch.co.uk/our-company/bosch-in-the-uk/

The new build is located on the outskirts of Cambourne, to the west of Cambridge, itself a new settlement. The last time I was there, the houses were still having their foundations laid, and there certainly weren't all those Hikvision cameras. Why is Hikvision kit being used, given all the security concerns associated with that company? If the congestion charge really is dead in the water, why are all the cameras still going up around Cambridge? Why were they going up even before the so called consultation was still running? It is a lot of money to spend on the off chance that people will support your plans. Money that could have been spent on making the road surfaces safe and effective, to borrow a phrase... Oh good. Got to have that 'New integrated appearance....' "New integrated appearance Heat mapping, Queue Management, People Counting 4 built-in microphones provide better audio" https://www.hikvision.com/uk/ There appear to be a ridiculous number of products, although some of them are unavailable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=hikvision&page=12&ref=sr_pg_11 "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ "Mon 21 Sep 2020 Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being used across the UK, from leisure centres in London to school toilets in west Norfolk." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/chinese-spy-tech-firm-linked-uighur-abuses-increases-uk-presence That famous Benjamin Franklin quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” https://www.hoover.org/research/what-benjamin-franklin-really-said And ironically... https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

The chickens get it about right... Ever get that strange feeling you are being watched? Welcome to the brave new world of Cambridge, where in the last few months surveillance cameras have been popping up on every other lamp post it seems. Meanwhile, the roads are in a shocking state, and remain unrepaired. No money for that apparently. "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ "Mon 21 Sep 2020 Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being used across the UK, from leisure centres in London to school toilets in west Norfolk." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/chinese-spy-tech-firm-linked-uighur-abuses-increases-uk-presence That famous Benjamin Franklin quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” https://www.hoover.org/research/what-benjamin-franklin-really-said And ironically... https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

Ever get that strange feeling you are being watched? Welcome to the brave new world of Cambridge, where in the last few months surveillance cameras have been popping up on every other lamp post it seems. Meanwhile, the roads are in a shocking state, and remain unrepaired. No money for that apparently. "IT IS A Chinese state-owned company that is implicated in disturbing human rights violations. But that has not stopped Hikvision from gaining a major foothold in the United Kingdom. Through a network of corporate partners, the Hangzhou-based security firm has supplied its surveillance cameras for use on the British parliamentary estate, as well as to police, hospitals, schools, and universities throughout the country, according to sources and procurement records. Hikvision, whose technology the U.S. government recently banned federal agencies from purchasing, is generating millions of dollars in annual revenue selling its technology to British companies and organizations. At the same time, it has been helping to establish an oppressive surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of China, where the Uighur ethnic minorities have been held in secret internment camps. https://theintercept.com/2019/04/09/hikvision-cameras-uk-parliament/ "Mon 21 Sep 2020 Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being used across the UK, from leisure centres in London to school toilets in west Norfolk." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/chinese-spy-tech-firm-linked-uighur-abuses-increases-uk-presence That famous Benjamin Franklin quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” https://www.hoover.org/research/what-benjamin-franklin-really-said And ironically... https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century