This week on London Real, former MI5 Intelligence Officer turned whistleblower Annie Michon.

What we're looking at now is a de facto police state.

You know, all the laws are in place they're just not being applied

to most citizens yet. I think it's not a case for having anything to hide. It's

having a case that I have a right to privacy and I can't guarantee my government will uphold that right,

therefore I need to take the steps to do it.

She talks NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

He would die for his country.

He wants to try and improve the way his country operates within its own boundaries and protect its citizens.

And we seem to forget and think that human rights are a. They're not they're fundamental and privacy is one of them

London Real presents

Annie Michon

Whistleblower

So it's a very British mess is the short answer.

The London Bridge Tour continues. I am Brian Rose this is London Real and today I am bringing you

London Bridge. Yes this is the O.G. gangster of of bridges it used to be the only bridge back in the day

we're talking 600 a d when it was called Londinium it was the only bridge in

town the only show in town now. It's a pretty plain looking piece of concrete

I think the previous one is in Arizona now. It was taken brick by brick and this one has a life fest. I don't know if you can see that behind me in case someone jumps in and

When I moved here in 2002 I worked in this building right behind here in Adelaide House on the fifth floor and I saw guys jump over there down into the river.

I kid you not and it's got quite an undertow and it's actually quite dangerous

let alone that you might actually hit one of these boats if you jump in there.

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