"Nanny state" Britain

Ian McGregor, well-known British actor who became famous for his lead role in the film Trainspotting, recently critised the "nanny state" Britain. He's left London some years ago to live in the US.

In fact there is an awful lot of CCTV cameras everywhere, even on top of this sculpture in a nearby park. But on the other hand the observations have led to the arrest of quite a few criminals, even murderers, the best known among them, I guess, the teenaged murderers of James Bulger.

What worries me more is the high standard of "security" in this country. Each school is defended like a maximum security prison, like this comprehensive school in Bethnal Green. And there are a lot of 24/7 security guards all around the city.

It makes you feel quite threatened yourself as this suggests that there is a high need for all these measures.

Switching to a lovely topic again, Lovers Walk was successfully re-written and directed in London. I went to see the play yesterday after having seen it in Brighton and it was perfectly adapted to London by Gemma and Marcelo. It's in its last week so hurry up if you want to see how Rosie and Matt fall in love and want to get to know what's happening in their relationship.