Wednesday 21 July 2010

Oh for fuck's sake!

Was my inevitable reaction, just from reading the headline. But when you read the article, you can see that Labour have not lost one jot of their bullying, salami-slicing ways when it comes to our civil liberties:

Credit and debit card companies should face fines if their products are used to buy child pornography on the internet, an MP says.

The Labour MP, Geraint Davies - whose motion is being debated on Wednesday - said he wanted an end to anonymity for pre-paid credit cards.


So, whatever want you might have for a pre-paid credit card, you're not allowed to have one in case you're one of the three people who buys child pornography using a pre-paid credit card.

All this means is that the whole point of a pre-paid card just goes away, and because of the actions of an excruciatingly tiny minority, everybody loses out.

Now, on face value, the "Liberal" Democrats and "small state, respecters of the individual" Tories should just laugh this out of court. But given that the Cleggeron is nothing but another pair of social democrat thugs in sharp suits, I reckon we're looking at this being shot down for appearances and then quietly smuggled in later on.

Let's wait and see...

Update: Wadsworth wades in.

11 comments:

Timdog said...

meet the new cunts. they're the same as the old cunts.

Gary Glitter said...

Well, if children weren't so damn sexy...

Guthrum said...

'Sharp Suits' not the ones I have met

More like spivs

NickM said...

Now I don't have a credit card but sometimes such a thing is handy so I can conceive (not with a minor) of circs where I might get myself a pre-pay job.

"Cunts" doesn't do these cunts justice.

Mick Turatian said...

This is the kind of wooly thinking brought on by excessive ovine carnality in the valleys.

It would make more sense to go after the merchant acquirer rather than the card issuer.

But how would this be implemented in any case? A truly mutton-headed proposal with a flock of daft supporters.

Mark Wadsworth said...

Ta for link. Exactly, agreed.

John Demetriou said...

Squawk!

I'm back! I've been on holiday - gone to see my camel! I'm back now, and ready to call anyone who disagrees with me a cunt. I see that fake John Demetriou - he's a weapons-grade cunt, by the way - has gone away, so I'm ready to get back into gear. Anyone who disagrees with me, the one true keeper of libertarianism along with my felchy friend Boatang, is a cunt.

Squawk!

Caratacus said...

Oh Dear - Charlie's here....

John Demetriou said...

Obnoxio The Clown is a cunt, because he disagrees with me. Therefore, he is a cunt. The cunt.

Squawk!

Colonel Blimp said...

Those thieving fucks at O'LearyAir will only not charge a perniciously high sum for paying for their nastily promoted "cheap flights" if you use either their own credit card or a PRE-paid Mastercard.
So, I've got one!
Fuck 'em!

Det Insp Peperbarmi said...

Just checking its you and not that fraud John Demoderatriou