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Sunday 30 March 2008

The war on drivers continues

This Labour government's war on the motorist continues apace, now they are reported to be "minded" to cut the blood alcohol limit from 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood to 50 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood. This reduction of itself would be extreme enough but I also see that the government are also planning to give the police the power to stop motorists at random and breathalyse motorists even if their driving is faultless. Presumably this will also be an opportunity to ask the driver for "their papers" and check their ID card with the National Identity Register. Someone could be found to be over the proposed lower limit having drunk as little as a glass of red wine. The Labour government are also looking to increase the penalty for drink driving to an automatic driving ban stays, a maximum six month prison sentence, compulsory attendance at a rehabilitation course and six points on the driving license.

Why the clampdown? The Government will claim that research shows that 65 lives could be saved. I hope you agree that the saving in life is worth yet another reduction in our civil liberties. This Labour government of course care not a jot for civil liberties, the trouble is how can they be stopped?

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