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Story: Top Tory resigns over 'database state'
Well done and good luck.
I have not been convinced by any facts that this extension is justifiable other than in posturing a popular media position.
All the actions so far have been by people legitimately in location and so would not have been detected by a super ID card. The only way for them to be of use is by constant tracking and being found out of normal trend position. A stance partly taken by ANPR at the moment.
Again this will not be of much use as just finding someone at a different location is currently not a crime, however the framework is now there for them to be held for 42 days whilst their private lives are destroyed.
If we are worried that terrorists will flock to these shores to make us the centre of planning activity, which appeared to be the gist of Blankets arguments, then we should stop them at the gates as undesirables and not dream up ways to lock them up because we don't like the look of them. Mind you I thought the NuLab way was to encourage overseas investors to come here regardless.
As with all these poorly conceived and executed legislation, it will be abused very shortly by some jobsworth scared of endangering his position at the trough.
Once we get to a general election it will be fought on many fields so no vote will be of use, don't forget the last one was fought on the basis of a referendum on Europe, so for Dave to resign to fight one election on this issue alone is brave and gives at least part of the UK population the chance to comment on the constant erosion of freedoms.
I think the other parties should contest the seat, they can make their party pledges if they don't want to raise the freedom issue. Problem is that NuLab will get tanked regardless and the lib dems are a bunch of loonies only supported as people are fed up with the other two. We need a peoples party to represent the majority of us.
I think I would possibly vote for DD if he was down here.
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