Taking Liberties (film)

Taking Liberties
Taking Liberties
	Film Poster
Directed by	Chris Atkins
Produced by	Kurt Engfehr; Christina Slater;
Narrated by	Ashley Jensen; David Morrissey;
Edited by	Nick Fenton
Music by	Vince Watts
Distributed by	Revolver Entertainment; S2S Productions;
Release date	8 June 2007;
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Taking Liberties (also known as Taking Liberties Since 1997) is a British documentary film about the erosion of civil liberties in the United Kingdom and increase of surveillance under the government of Tony Blair. It was released in the UK on 8 June 2007.

The director, Chris Atkins, said on 1 May that he wanted to expose "the Orwellian state" that now threatened Britain as a result of Mr Blair's policies.^[1] There is also an accompanying book.^[2]

^ Reynolds, Nigel (5 February 2007). "New film 'exposes Orwellian Labour'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 12 May 2008.^{[dead link]}
^ Wheeler, Brian (1 June 2007). "Taking liberties?". BBC. Retrieved 11 May 2008.

[1] Reynolds, Nigel (5 February 2007). "New film 'exposes Orwellian Labour'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 12 May 2008.^{[dead link]}

[2] Wheeler, Brian (1 June 2007). "Taking liberties?". BBC. Retrieved 11 May 2008.

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