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Shaun · 27-08-2003, 17:54

I really don't see what the problem is with the idea of having a chip in your car, I don't see how this is 'nanny knows best'. The idea here is for the chip to help the police enforce the law (enabling them to get on with real crimes), the law would be the same whether the government was Labour, Conservative or Green.

This is separate from my point made about knocking the Labour government. At the present time our country is stable, more so than it has been for a long while. I'm not saying it will stay like this but people seem hell bent in changing the government (mid term jitters I guess). If it ain't broke don't fix it.

As for sleaze, **** happens, every government has sleaze in one way or another, the Labour government has sleaze in the form of "spin" (media induced if you ask me), the Conservatives were having illegitimate children, and brown envelopes.

I and no doubt the rest of you lead a very boring life, what I mean is were not drug dealers or terrorists, even if chips were in your cars now the government or the police would have no interest in your activity's, unless you broke the law.

Oh, and I do remember the 80's, I remember my dad being out of work for years on end because the mining industry he worked in and tha economy as a whole was in turmoil, at least now those who want a job have one.

Please don't get em wrong, I'm not saying the world is rosey, it isn't, we have a long way to go. Micro chipped passports, ID cards, a national (voluntary) DNA database, local councils need a shake up, as does the NHS and the police, and lets not even get on to the railways. These things do take time as you said Towny but they will come together eventually.

Personal I will vote for which ever party is going to offer me and my country stability and peace, and at the moment the Labour government are the only ones that seem to have a plan. If the Conservatives or the Liberal democrats could show that they will do things better then I'll vote for them, however scrapping the fishing licence is not going to save the country, is it??

27-08-2003, 17:54	#50
Shaun Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 6,064	I really don't see what the problem is with the idea of having a chip in your car, I don't see how this is 'nanny knows best'. The idea here is for the chip to help the police enforce the law (enabling them to get on with real crimes), the law would be the same whether the government was Labour, Conservative or Green. This is separate from my point made about knocking the Labour government. At the present time our country is stable, more so than it has been for a long while. I'm not saying it will stay like this but people seem hell bent in changing the government (mid term jitters I guess). If it ain't broke don't fix it. As for sleaze, **** happens, every government has sleaze in one way or another, the Labour government has sleaze in the form of "spin" (media induced if you ask me), the Conservatives were having illegitimate children, and brown envelopes. I and no doubt the rest of you lead a very boring life, what I mean is were not drug dealers or terrorists, even if chips were in your cars now the government or the police would have no interest in your activity's, unless you broke the law. Oh, and I do remember the 80's, I remember my dad being out of work for years on end because the mining industry he worked in and tha economy as a whole was in turmoil, at least now those who want a job have one. Please don't get em wrong, I'm not saying the world is rosey, it isn't, we have a long way to go. Micro chipped passports, ID cards, a national (voluntary) DNA database, local councils need a shake up, as does the NHS and the police, and lets not even get on to the railways. These things do take time as you said Towny but they will come together eventually. Personal I will vote for which ever party is going to offer me and my country stability and peace, and at the moment the Labour government are the only ones that seem to have a plan. If the Conservatives or the Liberal democrats could show that they will do things better then I'll vote for them, however scrapping the fishing licence is not going to save the country, is it??