Posted by Gav on February 20th, 2006
Great Britain
MatGB seems to have set a Indiana Jones-type ball rolling… First I agreed, tentatively, to support a coalition of the willing to remove our dangerously authoritarian government, and now we have a British Constitution effort.
My response is this:
An important aspect that must not be forgotten if we’re to look at this at a UK level is the inequity caused by devolution and especially the Scottish Raj.
As Bishop Hill said yesterday (though not in these words) we must be very careful about creating a Constitution that enshrines a partisan political view. The EU Constitution, IMHO, made that mistake.
And now I discover that things have moved on some more… There’s a lot out there, but if you’re at all interested in the future of British governance, take some time to read it: Liberty Central — planned layout.
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Posted by Gav on February 20th, 2006
Daniel Hannan has started writing a bite-sized piece each week in the First Post. And this week’s should answer Richard Gadsden’s comment: Click here to read it.
Posted by Gav on February 20th, 2006
In the early days the police wore a servants jacket and a top hat. This was to signify that they were the servants of the people but also had authority over people breaking the law.
Oh how things have changed…
Over zealous policing is reported on at Samizdata and one of the commenters directs readers to this Telegraph article.
No law-abiding citizen should have anything to fear from the police. It is as simple as that. And yet as Labour has become more authoritarian the police have too; and this while riots and organised gangs have become less common.
While I’m writing about the police, I should also mention how poor I think Sir Ian Blair is. He is clearly in love with his own voice and is unable to keep out of the public eye. Does anyone remember Sir John Stevens, who was commissioner from 2000 to 2005, making such a public noise?
Policing should be simple:
- More police = less crime
- Fewer traffic police + more on the beat = less crime
- Concerning yourself with being politically correct = more crime
- Arming police officers = De Menezes
- Authoritarian Labour + police = Walter Wolfgang and Anne Evans
- ID Cards = Police State
Simplifying things? Maybe, but it’s late and I’m tired of Labour. Will the public please start voting on issues?
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