Is Britain a free country any more? Read this article from the Times:
"But are we a free country any longer? Were we ever? It is said, though less often now than it used to be, that the basis of English liberty is the rule of law, under which everything is allowed unless specifically prohibited...Read the full article here.
Effectively, this principle limited the scope of the State to intervene in people’s lives. Law set the boundaries of personal action but did not dictate the course of such action. Some limitations on personal freedom are introduced ostensibly for our own good and some, obviously, predate the Blair Government... but, since 1997, the pace of proscription has grown alarmingly, encompassing smacking to smoking..."
