From Patriotic Alternative.
Tom Batten
Just in case you thought the State hadn’t intruded enough into your daily life, Derby City Council decided to erect almost thirty Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras across 12 sites in the city in September of last year. Accompanying the cameras are yellow signs stating, “Journey Time Monitoring”.
The cameras have started to gain attention thanks to Youtuber “Wandering William”, who shared photos of the cameras in a recent video. The video itself, plus comments made by viewers of the video, draw comparisons to Oxford, which has been designated as a trial-run for the notorious “15 Minute City” concept.
Turn left to dystopia
The concept refers to urban planning schemes which essentially divide a city up into designated areas. Governments and mainstream news outlets sell us a convenient, eco-friendly image where all essential services are within a walking distance of up to a quarter of an hour. Others, however, forewarn of a much more dystopian reality; one where those wanting to travel beyond their allocated 15 minute radius will need to apply for permits, or be dissuaded through fines, and other monetary penalties.
Derby City Council have claimed that the cameras are not being used for enforcement purposes and that they were installed as part of their Roadside NO2 scheme, which in turn is part of the Government’s wider Clean Air Strategy 2019. While this statement may be technically true for the time being, not everyone is convinced: “….the cameras are not used for any enforcement purposes. Note the careful response using the present tense. Of course they will be in future…”, wrote one Derbyshire Live commentator.
Whatever the Council’s real intentions are, what we do know is this: £7 million pounds is being spent hosting illegal migrants every day, food banks are on the rise, and more and more people are drowning in debt as they struggle to cope with ever-increasing energy bills. This is a time when our Government should be supporting its people; allocating welfare for the elderly and vulnerable and tackling the spiralling inflation which is causing misery for so many. Instead, they choose to waste money on pointless pursuits which benefit no one other than themselves.
Patriotic Alternative condemns the frivolous spending of the British taxpayer’s money, especially towards insidious schemes which work to undermine our freedoms and right to privacy.
From Patriotic Alternative.
