The Blog of Elliot Tyler

Tag: European Court of Human Rights

The legitimation of surveillance technology in the United Kingdom

Post author By Elliot Tyler
Post date 1 Nov 2023

In C.S. Lewis’ fantasy novel series, The Chronicles of Narnia, an atmosphere of vigilance is delicately built by the author through a description of trees being spies for Jadis, the White Witch. The character Mr Tumnus insists upon speed and silence during a short journey, fearing the consequences of being surveilled by an unknown variable. […]

Tags C.S. Lewis, digital surveillance, DRIPA, Edward Snowden, European Court of Human Rights, GCHQ, government, Interception, internet, PRISM, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, surveillance technology, Tempora, United Kingdom

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Holding Back The Vote

Post author By Elliot Tyler
Post date 27 Apr 2021

It took a long time for the majority of the adult population to receive a vote in British elections. Women were excluded from the electorate for over a century by a controversial definition of voters as ‘male persons’, and former soldiers were not allowed a say at one point. It was only after World War […]

Tags Elliot Tyler, European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights Pulse, Liberal Democrats, Voting, Voting Age (Reduction) Bill