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Alex Klaushofer

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Is decriminalising rough sleeping a mistake?

The government’s decision to decriminalise rough sleeping by repealing the Vagrancy Act of 1824 has been met with outrage and wringing hands. For...

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The Spectator

Alex Klaushofer

Sainsbury’s brave new world of facial recognition cameras

13.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Alex Klaushofer

Face off / Britain is becoming a surveillance state, but no one seems to care

01.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Alex Klaushofer

Britain is becoming a surveillance state, but no one seems to care

01.02.2026 10

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Alex Klaushofer

Britain's water crisis is getting worse

08.12.2025 20

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Alex Klaushofer

How Britain’s free speech crisis could get a whole lot worse

29.09.2025 20

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Alex Klaushofer

Domination / Solar farms are taking over Britain’s countryside

07.09.2025 20

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Alex Klaushofer

Solar farms are taking over Britain’s countryside

06.09.2025 10

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Alex Klaushofer

Is this CS Lewis’ most prescient work?

26.07.2025 20

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Alex Klaushofer

Papers please / Brits don’t want digital ID cards

24.06.2025 10

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Alex Klaushofer

Tesco’s ‘VAR’-style self-checkout cameras are the final straw

07.06.2025 20

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Alex Klaushofer

Sainsbury’s self-checkout surveillance has gone too far

17.05.2025 30

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Alex Klaushofer

Why are MPs turning a blind eye to ‘two-tier’ policing?

26.04.2025 20

The Spectator

Alex Klaushofer