10/2002: Londoners woke up to a surprising site. Posters reminiscent of Orwell’s 1984 plastered along London bus routes were not a hoax, but part of an official anti-crime campaign mounted by the Metropolitan Police and London’s mass transit provider. The poster’s message to the public is that they are under constant surveillance – and so they should feel “secure.” Wink wink. Would you feel secure? Or frightened?
