The UK Opens Ministry of Truth

According to BBC Radio, the UK's MI5 is now offering Britons the chance to sign up for e-mail alerts regarding the terror threat level and "wants to do the same with text messages too."

Are these guys serious? I mean, honestly, at this point, they must know that the majority of their populous is completely disregarding these alerts, and the rest are less than conscious of it. WAIT! I've got it...

They think that by making it an ever-present reminder (via mobile e-mail), people will be constantly reminded and conscious of it, and it will seed the panic that they're hoping for.

I don't know, maybe I'm just being cynical?