britain - 1st modern "soft totalitarian"/"liberal fascist" state

[Lthse]

Where do you think we are heading in a few years?

[Captain Con O'Sullivan]

Having lived here for many years I have to say that the UK is indeed now a police state. A minority of Britons realise it and are shouting as loud as they can but they are drowned out by apathy.

The Tories will get back in shortly and there is no way in hell they are voluntarily going to hand back powers assumed by the state.

I think we'll be seeing civil disorder in Britain in the not too distant future. Probably startin in the cities up north over the hot summer months. The UK in terms of civil liberties is unrecognisable from where it was even ten years ago.

[Lord Deputy of Listowel]

Yes, it's very much a police state, and the docile populace don't even question, but meekly accept this imposition. (The majority of them are a bit thick anyway).

Five years ago I've witnessed them (Old Bill) on a sunny Sunday afternoon patrolling a beach using a motorized vehicle, totally unwarranted.

[rhonda15]

Jason Bermas and Larry Pratt reckon Britain is the beta test for a police state to be rolled out everywhere (at 4:20)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZzxmQfWuhs&feature=]YouTube - Larry Pratt on THE INFO WARRIOR with Jason Bermas (HD) 1/4:Obama's Anti-Gun Agenda!![/ame]

[pete2]

This website shows how easy it is for the state/interested parties to spy on you via your use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems, DVLA, PNR, UK Border Agency, and Schengen (EU). The ANPR was trialled in the north.
Statebook

This is obviously making its way into the rest of Ireland. You can find out more about how to oppose it here
The Open Rights Group Act today to stop Government snooping on the internet

[Catalpa]

Its creeping in here too bit by bit...

[Border-Rat]

Jason Bermas and Larry Pratt reckon Britain is the beta test for a police state to be rolled out everywhere (at 4:20)

YouTube - Larry Pratt on THE INFO WARRIOR with Jason Bermas (HD) 1/4:Obama's Anti-Gun Agenda!!

I think they're suffering from a bit of hyperbole there.

[west'sawake]

Article may have relevancy to the Blasphemy Law debate in Ireland
Thought police muscle up in Britain | The Australian
Liberal Fascism on National Review Online

Well done on posting this. The seeds of this intolerance and ideology are here in Ireland too. Why do you think we have 600 or more quangoes! The UK is imploding and all Jack Straw and those infected with this madness can do is impose a thought police State and persecute Christians who actually believe in the Natural Law.

[Border-Rat]

A police force is urging members of the public to report anyone wearing a suspiciously large amount of 'bling'.

The Gloucestershire Constabulary hopes to weed out criminals who enjoy flaunting their ill-gotten gains.

Police force cracks down on 'bling' - Yahoo! News UK

I can scarcely believe my eyes.

[Eorna]

I totally agree with you, one of them I believe is trying to make heroes out of fascist traffic cops (road wars) where they are the ultimate beacon in law and order and everyone else is just a 'numpty' and must obey at all costs.
I'm surprised there have not been mass riots in the UK, It must be at boiling point with the Nu-Labour govt absolutely hated.

And that home sec - jacqui smith, talk about a nazi. ID cards, DNA databases etc... the list goes on.

The UK certainly 'aint what it used to be.

Jacqui would define herself as a socialist, the big brother approach of Nulabour, is very much a product of socialism and their comitment to big business capitalism, but her approach to civil liberties etc, is socialism in practice.