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Ash:
In a society where everyone wishes to join the not-so-exclusive cult of television celebrity, it appears Tony Blair may have finally implemented a policy that will appease even his harshest of critics. Reality TV is getting a whole lot more real, and we’re all invited to the party.

However, one question remains. Will this next step in innovative television participation be presented in the glorious HDTV set-up to which a lucky few among us are now privy? The sad truth is no. Like the ill-fated Betamax before it, HDTV could end up on the rubbish heap of technological history (eBay) long before its time. The future, it now appears, lies with CCTV.

And is CCTV anything more than the next in a long line of mnemonics designed to make us feel inadequate with our current technologies? The Home Office – the company producing the show - would argue not. Who could disagree? The show boasts an impressive 4.2 million cameras across the country, recording each and every one of us up to 300 times a day. Now may be the ideal time to get those front teeth whitened for that perfect television smile.

I’m sure we’d all agree that liberty is a small price to pay for fame.