Nick asks which laws do we want scrapped

From Deputy PM Nick Clegg:

We’ve already scrapped ID cards. Now I’d like to ask you – which other laws do you want to scrap?

Your Freedom

The Liberal Democrats have always stood up for civil liberties, scrapping unnecessary laws and reducing the burden of regulation on businesses and charities.

In our manifesto, we proposed a Freedom Bill to roll back Labour’s attacks on British civil liberties. In government, we are doing just that.

Nick Clegg writes:

Yesterday I launched Your Freedom, a national dialogue on how to create a more open, inclusive society. Anyone can make suggestions about which laws we need to scrap and where we can cut red tape. You can also rate and comment on other people’s suggestions. The best ideas will be put into practice – because this is a listening government.

This is the open government we have long campaigned for. So tell us about every time you’ve felt snooped on by the state, or had to fill in the same form three times. Help us put Liberal Democrat values into practice in Government.

I know people are talking about this up and down the country – so please do have your say and pass this message on to anyone who has ideas for Your Freedom.

Have your say here.

3 Comments

1
Paul
Friday 2 July 2010 - 10:25 pm

Anyone caught with a knife or gun should be imprisoned for 10 years! no Appeal. If everyone in the country knew that as from tomorrow this was the law, no one would have an excuse!

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Paul
Friday 9 July 2010 - 1:41 pm

Incarcerated Criminals who have the means should pay the £800 or so per week prison costs themselves that it costs instead of the taxpayer.Even if this means the state putting a charge on their property.

Illegal economic migrants should be deported and the gangsters who make money from people trafficking tracked down and heavily fined.

The death penalty should be reintroduced for DNA proven cold blooded murder.

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Paula Isherwood
Saturday 10 July 2010 - 9:50 am

I am sorry to say that if you ask the general public what it wants changing you will get opinions like the foregoing. Personally I consider that it the government’s job to govern not to try to get a consensus view. Ask a hundred people what they want and you will get a hundred different opinions.



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