Subversive Vanity Fair

In an article in The Independent an example of the British Government’s draconian stance on political protest was aired. Thirty-six year old Steven Jago, a management accountant, was charged under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act.
Mr Jago carried a placard in Whitehall bearing the George Orwell quote: In a time of universal deceit, [...]






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