Somehow this week I missed that the Home Office is preparing to rollout extended facial recognition surveillance at transport hubs & around public events, justified by a 'clampdown' on (so-called) 'illegal migrants'. As usual, a focussed (non?) issue is being used to justify a much wider threat to privacy & justice. Once again Labour is demonstrating it is a threat to democracy & remains wedded to the idea of the 'hostile environment' for migrants. #politics #surveillance h/t Observer