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21st Aug 2013

PICTURE – Benedict Gets Political, Cumberbatch Attacks UK Government On Sherlock Set

Using the power of the media...

Sue Murphy

It’s no surprise that the wonderfully amazing Benedict Cumberbatch gets followed night and day by media and fans, particularly around the set of Sherlock.

However, the Star Trek star has begun to use the attention to his advantage. Just last week, he tried to direct media attention towards the situation in Egypt, now Benedict has begun to focus on the UK government.

The actor produced four different pages with messages on them including: 

Page 1:

“Questions we have a right to ask in a democracy – Cameron, Theresa May, GCHQ, teachers, parents, each other …..”

Page 2:

“Hard drives smashed, journalists detained at airports…… Democracy?”

Page 3:

“Schedule 7 Prior restraint – is this erosion of civil liberties winning the war on terror…..?”

Page 4:

“What do they not want you to know? And how did they get to know it? Does the exposure of their techniques cause a threat to our security or does it just cause them embarrassment…?”

Keep it up Benedict!

Hat tip to Buzzfeed for the pictures.

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