| As we move into the 21st century Western | | | | only tinker at the edges whilst half the world |
| democracies are more and more becoming | | | | spirals into chaos. Smoking in public places is |
| involved in the trivia of peoples lives. All | | | | banned in many countries because its effects on |
| governments, no matter what their political leaning | | | | public health are too costly to the health services. |
| seem to be under the impression that they know | | | | Will eating in a public place be outlawed? Will failure |
| what is best for each and every one of us. | | | | to take adequate exercise be a punishable |
| Instead of involving themselves in the great | | | | offence? Will being over a certain weight incur a |
| issues of the day they are increasingly legislating | | | | massive fine? Obesity and its effects are far |
| on details about how we conduct our lives on a | | | | more costly on health services than those of |
| daily basis. Instructing us on what generally we | | | | smoking and alcohol combined. |
| cannot do. Western societies are as a result | | | | Why is it that governments think that they must |
| becoming more and more restrictive. Vocal and | | | | spend their entire time in office creating new |
| active minorities have more and more influence | | | | laws? |
| over the legislators. | | | | Much of the legislation going through the UK |
| The vast majority of the populations are | | | | parliament at the moment is modifying previous |
| apathetic and hold no strong views one way or | | | | Acts of Parliament in order to make them better, |
| the other therefore the governments continue to | | | | more effective less costly and so it goes on. Why |
| march on eroding away at our liberties. The most | | | | are they so inept at getting it right the first time? |
| worrying aspect of all of this is that the excuse | | | | Something major happens such as an outrageous |
| used each time is that it is done for the benefit | | | | event and we immediately have to have new |
| of all. | | | | laws and introduce more restrictions. Soon it |
| Government leaders are constantly heard to say | | | | seems we in the UK will have to have ID cards |
| or intimate that we know what is best for you | | | | which we will have to purchase at great expense |
| because we can see the bigger picture, we | | | | despite the fact that we do not want them. |
| understand all the issues. So they invade Iraq, ban | | | | However ID cards will solve all our problems, |
| fox hunting, ban smoking bring down the time limit | | | | criminals will always be tracked down and fraud |
| on abortions. All have different reasons. Iraq and | | | | will become a thing of the past. Terrorism will still |
| the reasons for invasion are still unclear; banning | | | | happen but at least we will catch them |
| fox hunting because it is cruel; banning smoking | | | | afterwards because they will all have ID cards. |
| because it is unhealthy; changing the time limit for | | | | Perhaps governments should go on an extended |
| abortions on moralistic grounds dressed up with | | | | holiday, have a break from all that hard work of |
| medical science. | | | | thinking up new laws and they can then sit back |
| I would presume that this interference in our | | | | and watch us plunge into chaos with a knowing |
| everyday lives is because the politicians can think | | | | smile and a final told you so, we know whats |
| of no big issues any more. All the great reforms | | | | best. |
| have been carried out in the past.. Now we can | | | | |