Britain's erosion of freedom through super-nannyism

From Reason.com:

So in Blair’s Britain we are spied on constantly; we’re nannied everywhere from the pub to the soccer stadium; we can be reprimanded and have our freedom of movement and association restricted on the say-so of a local official. Dear reader, we Britons are no longer free. Instead we live in a permanent state of parole, where we must walk, talk and act in a certain way or risk having our collars felt by a CCTV spy, a cop or a council official.

Want more? Read the brutal details in this fantastic essay by Brendan O’Neill on Tony Blair’s legacy titled, “Tony the Nanny: Tony Blair’s shameful record on civil liberties.”