Quote from achilles28:
"Nothing to hide", has got nothing to do with it!
Its about acquiescing civil rights to a Government who monopolizes them.
When Government hold most or all of the cards, and the people few, you'll get a Parliamentary Dictatorship or a sham democracy.
Sure, people will still "Vote". But their votes mean nothing as the Parliament has stripped Citizens of their means to affect political change (read: their CIVIL RIGHTS) and given it to themselves!!
Candidates will offer sham options on a controlled paradigm:
Should the Green Tax be increased by 20, or 30%?
Should the Government DNA database keep records for 20, or 30 years?
Should the Government keep some phone records? Or all of them?
These policies are already in effect, btw.
England has turned into a big pile of steaming shit.
Enjoy.