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Green concern over US arms company running census	10 August 2007
Summary The Green Party is petitioning the government not to allow the 2011 census to be run by an American arms/intelligence company.

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The Green Party is petitioning the government not to allow the 2011 census to be run by an American arms/intelligence company.


Lockheed Martin, which produces missiles and land mines used in Afghanistan and Iraq and which are illegal in many countries, is one of two remaining contractors in the selection process. They boast of their ability to provide 'integrated threat information' that combines information from many different sources.


The Green Party's LGBT spokesperson, Nigel Tart, was horrified by the prospect:


'They're taking us for idiots if they think people will entrust such personal information to an outfit like Lockheed Martin.


'It's doubly insulting to the LGBT community, as the government recently defended its refusal to include a question about sexual orientation, by saying it might put people off responding!'


The party has a petition on the Downing St website: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/census-alert/


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For further information, please see the campaign website: www.censusalert.org.uk
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