On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 10:21:46 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Fearing the
>worst in this gradually extending police state.
I share your concerns, Reg. Someone recently posted a quote by a US
Judge, who said that an apparently benificent government is the one
that we should regard with the greatest suspicion. Since 1997, the
Labour government in the UK has created 1000 new criminal offences.
Source:
http://www.libdems.org.uk/story.html?id=8180
Someone else in this newsgroup likened the political climate in this
country to that in East Germany before the Berlin Wall came down. Not
a bad comparison, as it seems that the State wishes to know more about
every citizen's personal affairs as each day passes. Make no mistake
.... we already have a "secret police". The human rights group,
Liberty, says that the UK is "sleepwalking into a police state".
It is only when one travels abroad that the insidious erosion of
personal freedom in the UK really becomes clear. Interestingly, it is
in countries that have comparatively recently freed themselves from
extremist governments (e.g. Spain and the countries of Eastern Europe)
that personal freedom is valued and respected most. To visit those
countries now is like a breath of fresh air, compared to the
oppressive regime we experience daily in this country.
After ID cards, it would be expected that restrictions on travel would
be the next step ... as existed in Communist Eastern Europe for the
latter half of the 20th Century. For example, it would make sense to
prevent highly qualified medical staff from leaving the country to
seek higher paid employment elsewhere.
What next?
73 de G3NYY
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Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com
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