Quote Originally Posted by InsaneApache View Post
So many things have happened these last 12 years. Laws that prohibit demonstrations near parliament. Laws allowing the government to store and read your e-mails and texts that came in force a week or so ago. Laws allowing over 500+ organisations to enter your house without a warrant. (It used to be only two, HM Customs and Excise and the Fire Brigade, for obvious reasons) Laws that allow local authorities to spy on you, your kith and kin. Laws that allow 28 days detention without charge. Powers to stop and search a person, giving no reason. Laws that prohibit the taking of photographs of the police. Laws made by decree. (called statutory implements) Laws passed to facilitate ID cards, which they say will not be compulsory. Fat chance. I could go on but it's late and I'm tired.

rorys right, we are fast becoming a police state.
Simple solution: elect a Lib Dem government. They're the only semi-popular party to stand for civil liberties. Neither a Labour nor Tory government will significantly roll back the police powers, so electing either won't do anything to address the police state.