This is part of a series of eighteen questions from The Democracy Club asked of the Isle of Wight candidates in the 2010 General Election (background).
National statement eight: There are too many CCTV cameras in Britain.
| Candidate | Position | Comment | |
| Ian Dunsire (English Democrats Party) | agrees | “The excuse for "improved security" starts to look thin when cameras are used to issue parking fines!” | |
| Bob Keats (Green Party) | strongly agrees | “CCTV will not help our security. It will undermine our ability to act for ourselves.” | |
| Pete Harris (Independent) | strongly agrees | “They highlight just how broken Britain really is. High time we set about fixing the problem not policing it.” | |
| Paul Martin (Middle England Party) | agrees | ||
| Paul David Randle-Jolliffe (Independent) | strongly agrees | “It demonstrates and breeds a climate of distrust, an East German friend tells me things are far worse here in the UK than they ever were in communist East Germany, and he knows he was a guest of the Stasis.” | |
| Mark Chiverton (Labour Party) | is neutral | “We do not want to become a surveillance society but cameras in key areas such as town and city centres are important in reducing crime and reassuring people.” | |
| Michael Tarrant (UK Independence Party – UKIP) | agrees | ||
| Jill Wareham (Liberal Democrats) | is neutral |
Those who didn’t provide responses: Andrew Turner – Conservative, Geof Clynch – BNP and Edward Corby – Independent
The idea for this whole idea came from the excellent The Democracy Club and answers are hosted by the splendid
Election issue of TheyWorkForYou.
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