Litter ‘Stasi’ forces 82-year-old granny to pay £100 for a bit of tissue that fell from her bag

Litter wardens have sparked fury in a Royal borough for using ‘Stasi-like’ tactics to rack up fines by targeting innocent residents. Patrollers in Windsor slapped an 82-year-old with a £100 fine after a piece of tissue fell from her handbag as she rummaged for her keys. The privately hired snoopers – who have been dubbed … Read more

Rupert Everett fears free speech is being stifled by a climate he compares to East Germany’s Stasi

Rupert Everett fears free speech is being stifled by a climate he compares to East Germany’s Stasi regime By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:35 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 01:39 BST, 5 October 2020 Rupert Everett has likened the current climate of attacks on free speech to the former communist regime of East Germany. … Read more

Is it just me? Or has your partner turned into the Stasi? asks MARION McGILVARY

Is it just me? Or has your partner turned into the Stasi? asks MARION McGILVARY Marion McGilvary shared her experience of socially isolating with her partner  British writer claims he’s in her face constantly, noticing everything she does She admits that it’s a challenge having him monitor her productivity and diet By Marion Mcgilvary For … Read more

SARAH VINE: We might be handling this situation just fine but the lockdown stasi are coming for YOU 

We may not be fully conscious of it yet, but lockdown is, in many respects, one giant, unprecedented social experiment. No one has any real idea how it will influence the economy, although very few disagree that, short term, it will be almost cataclysmic. Equally seismic are the social repercussions. For young people, who are … Read more