[MD] Here come the censors

[Woods Woods]

Thanks Horse.  I'm glad to hear the 
strength in the British people still 
lurks.

woods



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From: Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net>
To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 8:50:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] Here come the censors

And just because there aren't guns for sale in the shops doesn't mean there aren't a huge number of illegal guns around - they aren't hard to get hold of. Apparently!
I saw a set of figures recently that suggest that the UK is the least law-abiding country in Europe - which figures given the amount of drugs and alcohol that get consumed.
So I wouldn't put too much stock in what the papers are saying - they usually get it wrong anyway.

Horse

Horse wrote:
> Hi folks
> 
> The interesting thing about the UK is that we have a long history of ignoring the laws we don't like. Or finding a way around them. And if all else fails we have a riot. UK history is not exactly a litany of peace and love!
> 
> Horse
> 
> Platt Holden wrote:
>> Hi Andre,
>>  
>>> "The Intelligence and Security Committee, the parliamentary watchdog of
>>> the
>>> intelligence and security agencies which has a cross-party membership
>>> from
>>> both Houses, wants to press ministers to introduce legislation that
>>> would
>>> prevent news outlets from reporting stories deemed by the Government to
>>> be
>>> against the interests of national security.
>>> 
>>> Andre:
>>> 
>>> 'Leftist' governments come aroud every so often, the bureacracy they
>>> inherit
>>> and have to work with (being Permanent Public Servants) are arch
>>> conservative, [lefty only by name], have loads of money (therefore loads
>>> to
>>> lose) and want to keep things the way they are with minimum fuss and
>>> maximum
>>> profits to themselves and their kind/benefactors/business associates etc
>>> etc.
>>> 
>>> My hunch is that it is they who are pressuring the ministers.
>>> 
>>> Just another angle.
>>>    
>> 
>> Thanks. A perceptive insight. No doubt you're right, except for bureaucrats being "arch conservative." They are conservative in the sense they don't like change.  But since they are in favor of big government enforcing ever broader regulations, they are leftists. We on the right want smaller government and less regulation.
>> 
>> Platt
>> 
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