[macavity23]

I grew up near Menwith Hill in the 80s. They did tours of the facility - not inside the golf balls or the other secret bits, but they had a bowling alley, all kinds of fun things for bored servicemen.

Everyone living nearby knew what the base was and what it was for. When I asked my dad about it, he said "We use it to watch Mr. Gorbachev eating his cornflakes". Now 'we' use it to watch Mr. Al-Baghdadi eating his cornflakes instead.

Don't make the mistake of thinking the majority of the British public disapproves of NSA/GCHQ's capabilities and actions. They're more likely to be proud of them.

[glimmung]

I live near Menwith Hill, and I disapprove very strongly of its presence, and am ashamed of my countries collaboration in these atrocities, which are constructed in such a way as to entirely evade the rule of law.

[ionised]

Another Brit here, and fully agreed.

This is a shameful addition to our history.