Send them to the camps!
New Labour's lastest plan in it's continuing war on Civil Liberties comes strait out of Escape from New York. It is that anyone that annoys the local gossips can be forced from their homes and sent to special 'sin bins' doughtless for a bit of re-education to cure them of their naughty ways.
It would empower the authorities in England and Wales to seal a property for up to three months, and evicted families would be rehoused in special residential units.Being a New Labour plan it will not be hampered but such anacronisms as judges, or juries, or the presumption of innocence. Annoy the Commisar and off to the camps! Cameron, not without his own authoriarian streak, has attacked Blairs plan
Hazel Blears, the Home Office minister, confirmed the measures would apply to people with mortgages or who owned their homes outright, and would not be confined to council tenants.
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He told a summit of social workers at No 10 that the Government's "respect action plan" would bypass cumbersome "judge and jury" court processes and introduce more summary justice.
as a rehashed package of "short-term gimmicks" not long-term solutions. "Tony Blair's recycled crackdowns miss the point," he said. "The issue is too important to be dealt with by 'eye-catching initiatives' designed to get newspaper headlines."We really must get New Labour out, and as soon as possible. This constant attack on the rule of law cannot go on. Cameron might have a nasty side as well but the electoral calculus will mean that he will need the Lib-Dems, who can keep him honest.
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"Cameron might have a nasty side as well but the electoral calculus will mean that he will need the Lib-Dems, who can keep him honest."
Aw, isn't that nice of you Chris. Such faith in our (would be) rulers. People said the same thing about Bliar.
How about:
"Oi Cameron: Property Rights and their defence are the very foundation of the rule of law without which civil society and all the other nice stuff cannot exist. What the bloody hell are you doing leading the Conservative party if this fundamental truth is not burned into your consciousness in big fiery letters?"
And a turd through the letterbox of no.10 for good measure.
Hopelessly naive I know, but in such desperate times sometimes despearte acts are needed. The main thing must be to get New Labour out.
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