RIP Bill: Links to all our stories

Big Brother is watching you

What the hell is - the UK's RIP Bill?

The Government

Home Office Web site: RIP Bill page

The Opposition

The Foundation for Independent Policy Research (FIPR)
Stand

July 2000

How to dodge RIP
RIP branded 'zombie legislation' as it passes Lords
ISP RIPs up UK domicile
Minister slams RIP objections as 'ill founded'
ISPs fly to continent to escape RIP
ISP RIPs up UK domicile
Blair to give £20m RIP sweetener
RIP will turn Britain into police state - Clinton Web guru

June 2000

Drunks should fear RIP bill
Govt bows to RIP pressure
Waugh hits out at RIP
RIP Bill needs 'a very big knife taking to it'
Home Office kept busy defending RIP Bill
Straw hits back at RIP Bill critics
Anarchists and Thatcher unite over RIP
Ex-army major offers dotcom sanctuary
RIP could wreck UK business, Chamber of Commerce realises

May 2000

This House believes Cyber Rights are going down the pan
Big Brother Bill faces Select Committee storm

April 2000

RIP Bill - ISP costs mount up
RIP: Tories attack from the Right

Mar 2000

RIP: even Big Brother is confused
MPs get 1000 anti-RIP faxes
Home Office RIPs into its Big Brother critics
Opposition mounts against UK's Big Brother Bill

Feb 2000

UK introduces Big Brother Bill ®