Originally posted by Ruprect
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UK Civil Liberties: RIP
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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.” -
Originally posted by darmstadt View PostBut already some aspects of that are coming into play with unemployed people being checked to see if they drink alcohol before being allowed to claim benefits. As the UK (Little Brother) follows the USA (Big Brother) in many ways then surely it is only time before mandatory urine and drug tests are carried out in the workplace along with that most heinous of crimes, smoking in your own house. With the news of the forthcoming "We're just checking to see what you're eating" inspectors, surely it is only time before the government starts dictating your whole lifestyle. Object, Refuse, Reject, Abuse.
The Bottom Inspectors
http://nannyknowsbest.blogspot.com/2...nspectors.html
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostBut already some aspects of that are coming into play with unemployed people being checked to see if they drink alcohol before being allowed to claim benefits. As the UK (Little Brother) follows the USA (Big Brother) in many ways then surely it is only time before mandatory urine and drug tests are carried out in the workplace along with that most heinous of crimes, smoking in your own house. With the news of the forthcoming "We're just checking to see what you're eating" inspectors, surely it is only time before the government starts dictating your whole lifestyle. Object, Refuse, Reject, Abuse.
PEOPLE who lose their jobs could be denied unemployment benefit if they refuse to tell the government how much they drink.
New powers will allow for individuals who apply for jobseeker’s allowance to be forced to take compulsory alcohol tests if officials do not believe what they say about their drinking habits. Those who refuse to cooperate could be deprived of the benefit for six months. Officials will also be able to check the truth of applicants’ answers through other agencies, such as the police. The proposals are part of the government’s welfare reform bill.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by Sysman View Post
Time to go long on companies that make fake glasses with tash's and beards attached to them?"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "
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Originally posted by Ruprect View Post
Time to go long on companies that make fake glasses with tash's and beards attached to them?Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostNext thing, it'll be an offence not to be recognisable when on CCTV.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle521620.ece
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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Originally posted by expat View PostNext thing, it'll be an offence not to be recognisable when on CCTV.Comment
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Originally posted by realityhack View PostI do hope it's not an offence to give CCTV cameras the one-fingered salute. If it is, that's another thing to organise, flash mob style.
But if the camera hadn't been there, he wouldn't have bared his bum to it.
I would be VERY surprised if doing the American-style middle-finger salute "sit on this and swivel" to a security camera was not an offence. The British V-style "come and get me" however, should not be.Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.
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