This is what I have done since the original snooper's charter came out. It is not perfect -- I am sure that GCHQ etc have got pretty good at correlation attacks -- but by encrypting _everything_ BT, Virgin Media etc. will just get a list containing exactly one IP and a month-long connection time.

Secondly, I really recommend Andrews & Arnolds [1] as an ISP if you can only get ADSL. I don't use them at home because I need the bandwidth afforded by cable -- for which there is one supplier in my town, Virgin (bah!) -- but AAISP supply my mother's home and are genuinely amazing. She had some issues due to BT and they let me raise an issue via IRC; the few times I have had to get in touch with them it's been an absolute pleasure; they disclose their support as "xkcd/806 compliant". Their owner also is a strong campaigner for digital privacy.

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