GOVERNMENT RELENTS ON PHOTOGRAPHY!

•  Government Relents on Photography! – The Government has moved on from the brush-off that Home Secretary, Jaqui Smith gave the NUJ over the union's concerns about police surveillance of photojournalists. She had appeared to wash her hands of the matter, but now Lord Bassam of Brighton has said the Home Office will meet the NUJ and will contact the Association of Chief Police Officers with a

RESTRICTING PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT LEGAL!

•  Restricting Photography Is Not Legal! – The Home Secretary has said there is no legal basis for restricting photography in public places. Unfortunately the statement was made in a more-or-less stock response to an NUJ letter alleging MET targeting of photojournalists. The NUJ alleged the Metropolitan Police Forward Intelligence Team were targeting photojournalists covering demos. The Home