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Owing to vision problems at present, I haven't been reading blogs for the past couple of days.

However thanks to Peter and John - two of my readers - who directed to this post.

The writer is seldom, if ever, uninformed. This matter has far-reaching consequences for the safety of these islands and its people.

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If You Own a Mobile Please Read

I must thank young Daniel 1974 for discovering this. As most of us know from the middle of July there will be a mobile phone directory which will list every active mobile in the country. This information will be held in the usual style of a 118 directory service and will hold the number for minors and the elderly. The database is unfiltered and obviously there will be companies purchasing call lists which will be available.

The database is said to have over 15m numbers collected from various agencies and companies and also from brokerage firms which buy and sell person information, such as telephone numbers. The information on this database has been purchased in a manner which has satisfied the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) which investigates allegations of breaches into the Data Protection Act.

If you don't want to be part of this directory, you can go ex-directory before the launch of this service by following a few simple steps. It is free. Have your mobile phone to hand before you begin the process which takes less than 2 minutes.

Go to http://www.118800.co.uk/removeme/remove-me.html

Click 'Home' then 'Ex-Directory' in the menu at the top of the page.

Enter your mobile number and the security words which appear on the screen.

This will take you to a new page where you need to enter a 5 digit code which will be sent to you by text a few moments after entering that page.

That's it done. I've managed it so I'm sure anyone can.

Update: I notice this morning that 118 800 have changed their page to state they don't sell numbers etc.

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"I say you pay" - Prince Andrew

This is Princess Beatrice and her male 'companion' is her bodyguard who is paid by taxpayers. She is protected 24 hours a day every day of the year and her sister Eugeine receives the same privileges.  The annual cost to us has been calculated at approximately £500,000.

Met chiefs wanted to downgrade Bea and Eugenie's protection 3 years ago after a risk assessment concluded they were in no greater danger than the children of the Kents, but the move was blocked by Prince Andrew, who insisted his daughters, (fifth and sixth in line to the throne), continue to receive round-the-clock security.

My suggestion to Prince Andrew is "I say you pay" for your daughters' protection if you are so worried and stop expecting the taxpayer to fund Beatrice's jaunts.

It's time Beatrice grew up and stopped behaving like a spoilt brat.

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