Are we now living in the Dystopian society we've all feared?

Do we live in a dystopian world?

That is the question currently being pondered by South Wales based author Jason Chapman, who has penned a Black Mirror style thriller called Dystopia.

Many people believe we are living in the nightmare that Orwell created, just over seventy years ago. It is amazing just how much of Orwell’s work has embedded itself into the English Language.

Since Nineteen Eighty Four was published seventy years ago, certain aspects of the story have been compared to the modern society we are now part of. In his book Orwell describes a device he calls the telescreen. Telescreens are devices that operate as televisions, security cameras, and microphones. They are heavily featured in Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Mass surveillance is now a common practice in the UK. According to the British Security Industry Association, there are an estimated 4 to 6 million-security cameras in operation throughout the UK. They are in our shops, in our hospitals, schools and town centres. Hundreds of thousands of traffic cameras keep an eye on our road networks. Cameras have become an everyday part of life. They are in our smartphones, tablets, TVs, and computers. There are effectively tens of millions of cameras in the UK alone. And this doesn’t include the number of drivers who now use dashcams. Any device that comes with a camera will certainly have a microphone.

For the security services that claim to keep us safe from all kinds of threats CCTV surveillance isn’t enough. In 2013 Edward Snowden sent shockwaves around the world when he released highly classified information relating to the National Security Agency.

Leaked documents published in the Guardian Newspaper revealed that several security agencies including GCHQ were quietly snooping on millions in the UK. Using an NSA developed program called Prism.

Aldous Huxley is another author that has captured the imagination. In 1932 Huxley penned Brave New World, a dark tale about a dystopian future where mind numbing drugs are used to control the population.

In 2016 there were 64.7 million NHS prescriptions released for antidepressants in the UK alone. That is almost one prescription for every man woman and child in the United Kingdom. In the three years that have followed that number has increased.

Artificial Intelligence is being developed at an alarming rate by tech companies around the world. Many academics have forecast AI will take many jobs in the future. Our transportation system will be transformed within 20 years. Driverless vehicles are being rolled out across the world. Driverless cars, lorries, buses and trains will soon be a common sight in our towns and cities.

Meanwhile in the skies above the Middle East, hunter killer drones similar to those portrayed in James Cameron’s Terminator series patrol the skies. Hunting targets which they destroy with ruthless efficiency. Skynet style satellites orbit our planet. Silently keeping watch on the population below.

Civil unrest dominating our news networks. People crying out for change. Catalonia’s referendum to break away from Madrid. Britain’s exit from the European Union. The Yellow Vest movement sweeping across the continent campaigning for change. These are all signs, the people are rebelling.

Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have hundreds of millions addicted to their newsfeeds. Fake news becoming more of an issue, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.

Foreign powers manipulating political systems and interfering in government elections in a propaganda cold war.

The Dystopian future of tomorrow we all fear, is already happening today.

‘At the heart of Dystopia is a message, about the society we live in’, Jason explains. The story is set from a number of different angles, a serving police officer, a journalist, the Prime Minister and the news media. I wanted to give the reader the impression that they are not just reading an ordinary book. But rather they are watching a breaking news story as it happens.

Dystopia by Jason Chapman is available on amazon UK

For more information contact Jason on: 07447760326

E-mail: jasonchapman-author@hotmail.com


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About Jason Chapman

Jason started to write in the early nineties. Articles for various UFO and paranormal themed magazines. During his time as a UFO researcher Jason met some very interesting people, including a man who claimed he was part of a top secret group which Churchill ran during the 1950s. It was this encounter that inspired Jason to work on a book series which will span over fifty years and delves into the murky world of government conspiracies and classified projects. Jason is speculative fiction writer of over thirty years. I have published several books since 2012. I published Dystopia last year and released the follow up novel Avalon Rising in February of this year. Both have had five star reviews on Amazon UK. I am currently outlining the third book in the series 'When the Citadel Fell.' I am due to release my Latest book Signals later in the summer. I have been a Conspiratologist for nearly thirty years,.