The #surveillancesociety is like a budget version of #orwell... run on excel spreadsheets & baking off when the threat of #lawyers is aired.
That the DfE is trying to silence then is no real surprise... but its still shocking that this (rather than engagement with the views/criticisms) is the strategy adopted.
Thought not named here I have at least one good friend (and active unionist) who I'm sure also has their own excel spreadsheet & file.