Another week, another story of the callousness of the British state; the already failing e-Visa system seems to be corrupting & dismissing people's right to stay in the UK, has this week halted a mother's return to be with her child, while stranding her in Germany with another.
As so often the Home Office is quick to make mistakes but slow to rectify them with (seemingly) no regard to the human costs.
The state's runs rough shod over normal people (again).
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/woman-dusseldorf-uk-home-office-return-flight-blocked
@ChrisMayLA6 Is it possible to live somewhere in the UK without being monitored 24/7 by CCTV cameras?
It seems to me that the mismanagement of the country might have dropped house prices outside the main areas, and the fact that it is so close to mainland europe makes it quite an attractice place to live, especially if the taxes can be kept low and surveillance to a minimum.
In all my naivete, I imagine parts of the UK as the opening scene in lord of the rings.
Yes, the surveillance state is very urban based - there are cameras in some town but the rural population escape most if it (other than road cameras on some busy routes)
