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History Forum / General / British History / July 2008New Labour Created 1000 Laws Which the State Can Cite To Enter Your Home
The march of the Big Brother state under Labour was highlighted last night as it was revealed that there are now 1,043 laws that give the authorities the power to enter a home or business. Nearly half have been introduced since Labour came to power 11 years ago. They include the right to: • Invade your home to see if your pot plants have pests or do not have a 'plant passport' (Plant Health England Order 2005). • Survey your home and garden to see if your hedge is too high (Anti- Social Behaviour Act 2003). • Check that accommodation given to asylum seekers is not being lived in by non-asylum seekers (Immigration and Asylum Act 1999). • Raid a house to check if unlicensed gambling is taking place (Gambling Act 2005 Inspection Regulations 2007). • Seize fridges without the correct energy rating (Energy Information Household Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations 2004). The rise in clipboard-wielding state inspectors flies in the face of repeated pledges by Ministers to curb the power of bureaucrats. The full extent of the state's 'powers of entry' is revealed in documents slipped out quietly by the Government last week. The information was posted on the Home Office website, but in a highly unusual move, the computer file was locked to prevent it being copied or printed. A secret Home Office password was required to access the file. A Home Office spokeswoman denied the restrictions were an attempt to stop the state's powers being circulated more widely. She claimed it was a 'mistake' and the file would be unlocked tomorrow. Some 420 new powers of entry are the product of laws introduced since 1997. A further 16 are in laws due to be approved by Parliament in the next few weeks. A recent study by the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank warned that the 'proliferation and variety' of such laws mean householders can no longer 'realistically be aware' of their rights and legal obligations. Gordon Brown last year announced a review of 'powers of entry' laws and said they would be subjected to a 'liberty test' to stop abuses by the state. However, new powers set to be approved by Parliament include inspecting for non-human genetic material, for looted cultural property from Iraq and for 'undeclared' carbon dioxide, as well as enforcing bin tax. Town hall 'bin police' already have the right to enter homes, take photographs, seize contents of bins, and 'investigate as required'. Householders can be fined up to £5,000 if they refuse entry or 'obstruct' an official. Shadow Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said: 'Day by day under Labour, the rights and liberties of law-abiding citizens are being eroded.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1036561/Now-1-000-laws-let-state-home.html www.bnp.org.uk > The march of the Big Brother state under Labour was highlighted last > night as it was revealed that there are now 1,043 laws that give the [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] > > www.bnp.org.uk and you believe the BNP offers democracy? I noticed in a previous post that you stated your support for Whittle/ Sheppard. For anti-fascists such as myself, we couldn't have any better sales reps...... On 23 Jul, 08:56, RST News <D2Zabc...@googlemail.com> wrote: > The march of the Big Brother state under Labour was highlighted last > night as it was revealed that there are now 1,043 laws that give the [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] > > www.bnp.org.uk >and you believe the BNP offers democracy? >I noticed in a previous post that you stated your support for Whittle/ >Sheppard. For anti-fascists such as myself, we couldn't have any >better sales reps...... The BNP have no more intolerant and prejudiced thugs than the anti-fascist movement.... > The BNP have no more intolerant and prejudiced thugs than the anti-fascist > movement.... But the anti fascist movement doesn't want to run the country, it just wants to run the BNP out of the country...  SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. >> The BNP have no more intolerant and prejudiced thugs than the >> anti-fascist movement.... > > But the anti fascist movement doesn't want to run the country, it > just wants to run the BNP out of the country... And is willing to use deeply unsavoury means to achieve this aim. Gaz >>> The BNP have no more intolerant and prejudiced thugs than the >>> anti-fascist movement.... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > And is willing to use deeply unsavoury means to achieve this aim. So? Politics is a dirty business. SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. >>>> The BNP have no more intolerant and prejudiced thugs than the >>>> anti-fascist movement.... [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Politics is a dirty business. They resort to ends that go far beyond those which are considered political. Gaz >>>>> The BNP have no more intolerant and prejudiced thugs than the >>>>> anti-fascist movement.... [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > They resort to ends that go far beyond those which are considered > political. I agree. The BNP do some loathsome things as well... Fortunately for most of us neither group touches our lives to any extent beyond the trivial... The most I ever see of the BNP is a stall in the street on a Saturday morning and the anti-Fascist lot with a stall directly opposite them in the pedestrian shopping area and a bored policeman wandering about making sure there's no trouble. I believe both lots have to bus people in to get enough to make a day of it... SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. > and you believe the BNP offers democracy? > > I noticed in a previous post that you stated your support for Whittle/ > Sheppard. For anti-fascists such as myself, we couldn't have any > better sales reps...... You arent one of those people who go to 'smash the bnp' rallies, and ANL marches? Gaz Yes... Appalling! The European Socialist Nanny State in Britain Marches On... Just the sort of regime Barack Obama and his coterie of Left-Wing Loonies want to saddle the United States with. SignatureDSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas Vires et Honor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The march of the Big Brother state under Labour was highlighted last night as it was revealed that there are now 1,043 laws that give the authorities the power to enter a home or business. Nearly half have been introduced since Labour came to power 11 years ago. They include the right to: • Invade your home to see if your pot plants have pests or do not have a 'plant passport' (Plant Health England Order 2005). • Survey your home and garden to see if your hedge is too high (Anti- Social Behaviour Act 2003). • Check that accommodation given to asylum seekers is not being lived in by non-asylum seekers (Immigration and Asylum Act 1999). • Raid a house to check if unlicensed gambling is taking place (Gambling Act 2005 Inspection Regulations 2007). • Seize fridges without the correct energy rating (Energy Information Household Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations 2004). The rise in clipboard-wielding state inspectors flies in the face of repeated pledges by Ministers to curb the power of bureaucrats. The full extent of the state's 'powers of entry' is revealed in documents slipped out quietly by the Government last week. The information was posted on the Home Office website, but in a highly unusual move, the computer file was locked to prevent it being copied or printed. A secret Home Office password was required to access the file. A Home Office spokeswoman denied the restrictions were an attempt to stop the state's powers being circulated more widely. She claimed it was a 'mistake' and the file would be unlocked tomorrow. Some 420 new powers of entry are the product of laws introduced since 1997. A further 16 are in laws due to be approved by Parliament in the next few weeks. A recent study by the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank warned that the 'proliferation and variety' of such laws mean householders can no longer 'realistically be aware' of their rights and legal obligations. Gordon Brown last year announced a review of 'powers of entry' laws and said they would be subjected to a 'liberty test' to stop abuses by the state. However, new powers set to be approved by Parliament include inspecting for non-human genetic material, for looted cultural property from Iraq and for 'undeclared' carbon dioxide, as well as enforcing bin tax. Town hall 'bin police' already have the right to enter homes, take photographs, seize contents of bins, and 'investigate as required'. Householders can be fined up to £5,000 if they refuse entry or 'obstruct' an official. Shadow Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said: 'Day by day under Labour, the rights and liberties of law-abiding citizens are being eroded.' <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1036561/Now-1-000-laws-let-state-home.html> > Yes... > > Appalling! Flirting with Nazis again David... If you lie down with dogs you get up with fleas. I could be posting 'Proven anti-Semite David Hines, a retired US navy officer is now making common cause with well known proponents of Fascism in the UK'. It's painfully obvious that you're pig ignorant of British politics and every time you open your potato trap you make a complete fool of yourself and leave yourself open to accusations of consorting with Nazis. SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. >> Yes... >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > every time you open your potato trap you make a complete fool of yourself > and leave yourself open to accusations of consorting with Nazis. It's equally obvious you're a twit who can't address the point. >>> Yes... >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > It's equally obvious you're a twit who can't address the point. Lack of content noted. Where is Vince anyway? SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. > Yes... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Just the sort of regime Barack Obama and his coterie of Left-Wing Loonies > want to saddle the United States with. When did he say he wants to repeal the Second Amendment? Videte infra. > -- > DSH [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > • Invade your home to see if your pot plants have pests or do not have > a 'plant passport' (Plant Health England Order 2005). Understandable you aversion to pests checks. > • Survey your home and garden to see if your hedge is too high (Anti- > Social Behaviour Act 2003). Low hedges facilitate borrowing a cup of sugar and checking babes int the window. > • Check that accommodation given to asylum seekers is not being lived > in by non-asylum seekers (Immigration and Asylum Act 1999). You should embrace this one, having earned your place in the asylum. > • Raid a house to check if unlicensed gambling is taking place > (Gambling Act 2005 Inspection Regulations 2007). Keep your Bingo!'s to yourself. > • Seize fridges without the correct energy rating (Energy Information > Household Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations 2004). Don't get a fridge that attracts heat. > The rise in clipboard-wielding state inspectors flies in the face of > repeated pledges by Ministers to curb the power of bureaucrats. They are just bored bean counters dropping in for a cuppa. > The full extent of the state's 'powers of entry' is revealed in > documents slipped out quietly by the Government last week. Powers of entry should make you happy. It's amazing how this man who is all for the Patriot Acts that let Republicans intrude into the privacy of Americans is worried about the privacy of Brits. Hypocrite > Tiglath >> D. Spencer Hines [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > When did he say he wants to repeal the Second Amendment? Of course, he's never come right out and said it; http://www.ontheissues.org/domestic/Barack_Obama_Gun_Control.htm > Yes... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Just the sort of regime Barack Obama and his coterie of Left-Wing Loonies > want to saddle the United States with. In the US, anybody is subject to having their door knocked down and a bunch of heavily armed police invading their home. If an innocent startled home owner defends his home thinking it's a criminal home invasion, and shoots somebody, and then survives, he'll probably lose everything he has trying to defend himself against phony evidence created by the police to protect and justify themselves. The "drug war" is the usual excuse. It's expensive in tax money for supporting bloated self perpetuating police buracracies, ineffective in combatting drug use (as evidenced by a thriving trade and decreasing drug prices over recent decades), expensive in maintaining large numbers of often non-violent offenders in prisons, and along with the phonied up "war on terror", is corrosive of civil liberties. By the way, alcohol is just as destructive a drug, and in some cases more destructive, than the other illegal drugs being "warred" on. >By the way, alcohol is just as destructive a drug, and in some cases more >destructive, than the other illegal drugs being "warred" on. then you'll be glad to know that in some states parents can be imprisoned for allowing their children (under 18!) to party at their home with alcohol available Signatureweb site at www.abelard.org - news comment service, logic, economics energy, education, politics, etc 1,552,396 document calls in year past -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- all that is necessary for [] walk quietly and carry the triumph of evil is that [] a big stick. good people do nothing [] trust actions not words only when it's funny -- roger rabbit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>By the way, alcohol is just as destructive a drug, and in some cases more >>destructive, than the other illegal drugs being "warred" on. > then you'll be glad to know that in some states parents can > be imprisoned for allowing their children (under 18!) to party > at their home with alcohol available Abe Lard at his most inane. |
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