A COPY OF ORWELL'S 'NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR' SENT TO EVERY MP 7th nov

Antaletriangle · 11-07-2008, 10:33 AM

An Internet grass-roots campaign will this week deliver a copy of GeorgeOrwell's prophetic novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' to every Member ofParliament.The books will be inscribed with the words, 'This book was a warning, not ablueprint', and will arrive at Parliament on or before November 5th -- adate of well known historical significance for that building.---------------Outraged by the continual attack upon civil liberties within our nation, afortnight ago the Libertarian Party proposed reminding those in Westminsterwho they were elected to serve, and in whose interests the laws that theypass are meant to function.Spread purely by word of mouth, a campaign to send each Member of Parliamenttheir own copy of Orwell's dystopian classic met with overwhelming supporton the Internet, with many more books pledged than the 646 required toensure that every one of our elected representatives receive a personalcopy. The Libertarian Party contributed just 75 books itself, with theremainder coming (directly, or via campaign donations) from people of allpolitical parties, and of none.The UK Libertarian Party leader, Ian Parker-Joseph, explained, "As thepeople of Britain become ever more spied upon and ever more heavily taxed,as the government attempts to control how much we should smoke, eat anddrink, as the state legislates to regulate ever more the minutiae of ourlives, the Libertarian Party want to remind people that we have the power,and that our elected representatives work for us.
cont.on link below.
http://thejournal.parker-joseph.co.u...4/3962135.html

11-07-2008, 10:33 AM	#1
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	A COPY OF ORWELL'S 'NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR' SENT TO EVERY MP 7th nov An Internet grass-roots campaign will this week deliver a copy of GeorgeOrwell's prophetic novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' to every Member ofParliament.The books will be inscribed with the words, 'This book was a warning, not ablueprint', and will arrive at Parliament on or before November 5th -- adate of well known historical significance for that building.---------------Outraged by the continual attack upon civil liberties within our nation, afortnight ago the Libertarian Party proposed reminding those in Westminsterwho they were elected to serve, and in whose interests the laws that theypass are meant to function.Spread purely by word of mouth, a campaign to send each Member of Parliamenttheir own copy of Orwell's dystopian classic met with overwhelming supporton the Internet, with many more books pledged than the 646 required toensure that every one of our elected representatives receive a personalcopy. The Libertarian Party contributed just 75 books itself, with theremainder coming (directly, or via campaign donations) from people of allpolitical parties, and of none.The UK Libertarian Party leader, Ian Parker-Joseph, explained, "As thepeople of Britain become ever more spied upon and ever more heavily taxed,as the government attempts to control how much we should smoke, eat anddrink, as the state legislates to regulate ever more the minutiae of ourlives, the Libertarian Party want to remind people that we have the power,and that our elected representatives work for us. cont.on link below. http://thejournal.parker-joseph.co.u...4/3962135.html