Crucea.ro

As a citizen of an established democracy, I get to exercise my democratic rights once or twice every four years. If I want to protest outside parliament, I now have to apply to the police for a license. If I write to my MP about an issue I am passionate about, such as the introduction of compulsory biometric identity (ID) cards in Britain, I’ll get an earnest letter back saying he knows they’re a silly idea too but the cabinet just won’t listen these days. I can request documents under the Freedom of Information Act, but I am not allowed to distribute them, or I’ll get a cease-and-desist letter from the happy bunnies in Whitehall who enforce Crown copyright.

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