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To: Lane3 who wrote (76612)	7/26/2008 10:13:42 AM
From: Bridge Player	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543262

The process is quite well advanced in the U.K. ------------------------------------------------------- Now there are 1,000 laws that will let the state into your home By Simon Walters The march of the Big Brother state under Labour was highlighted last night as it was revealed that there are now 1,043 laws that give the authorities the power to enter a home or business. Nearly half have been introduced since Labour came to power 11 years ago. They include the right to: • Invade your home to see if your pot plants have pests or do not have a 'plant passport' (Plant Health England Order 2005). • Survey your home and garden to see if your hedge is too high (Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003). • Check that accommodation given to asylum seekers is not being lived in by non-asylum seekers (Immigration and Asylum Act 1999). • Raid a house to check if unlicensed gambling is taking place (Gambling Act 2005 Inspection Regulations 2007). • Seize fridges without the correct energy rating (Energy Information Household Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations 2004). The rise in clipboard-wielding state inspectors flies in the face of repeated pledges by Ministers to curb the power of bureaucrats. The full extent of the state's 'powers of entry' is revealed in documents slipped out quietly by the Government last week... dailymail.co.uk