Anna Minton
Writer and journalist Anna Minton is the author of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Viewpoint on fear and distrust. Her book “Ground Control: Fear and Happiness in the 21st century”, was published in 2009.
Updated: 22 December 2009
In the name of urban regeneration, entire swathes of cities like London and Liverpool are now under private ownership and policed by private security firms. Writing in the Guardian, Anna Minton reports on a new Britain where seemingly innocuous activities such as eating or taking photographs are now forbidden.