Titled:   John Pilger sees freedom die quietly

The UK is making fast moves to complete its Big Brother society. ID cards are imminent. And the British parliament is passing laws to remove debate and oversight of the process. The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill will remove the right of parliamentary scrutiny of government legislation under the guise of "cutting red-tape."

From the New Statesman:

It will mean that the government can secretly change the Parliament Act, and the constitution and laws can be struck down by decree from Downing Street...

...The new bill marks the end of true parliamentary democracy; in its effect, it is as significant as the US Congress last year abandoning the Bill of Rights...

...If you fail to keep an appointment to be photographed and fingerprinted, you can be fined up to £2,500...

...Every place that sells alcohol or cigarettes, every post office, every pharmacy and every bank will have an NIR terminal where you can be asked to "prove who you are". Each time you swipe the card, a record will be made at the NIR - so, for instance, the government will know every time you withdraw more than £99 from your bank account. Restaurants and off-licences will demand that the card be swiped so that they are indemnified from prosecution...

Read it and weep.