Read this: Big Brother could be watching you!

Something rather alarming has been brought to my attention by Matt Rider, an old friend from our church at Reading Vineyard (thanks Matt...). I have copied his email for your perusal, in the hope that those of you who read this and reside in the UK might want to sign the petition too. Again please pass this on to anyone else or post it on your own blog. Obviously, the more signatures the better, and it shouldn't take too much of your time.If you're reading this from the States, please...pray, for us brits!! I know in the scheme of things, there are many more things to be worried about than this, but still - I feel CROSS. And I feel that as a Christian in my country, I want to make a stand for what is just and right. But this feels neither just nor right. So please read on and sign... Thank you.

The government's proposal to introduce road pricing
will mean YOU having to purchase a tracking device for your car and paying a
monthly bill to use it. The tracking device will cost about £200 and in a
recent study by the BBC, the lowest monthly bill was £28 for a rural florist and
£194 for a delivery driver. A non-working Mum who used the car to take the kids
to school paid £86 in one month.
On top of this massive increase in tax, you will be tracked. Somebody will know
where you are at all times. They will also know how fast you have been
going, so even if you accidentally creep over a speed limit in time
you can probably expect a Notice of Intended Prosecution with your monthly
bill. It has also been estimated that implementing this technology will
cost the taxpayer £60 Billion in total. Just think how that could improve the
existing road network or public transport - and don’t even get me started on
giving it to the NHS! The idea of tracking every vehicle at all
times is sinister and wrong whilst road pricing is already here with the very
high level of UK government taxation on fuel. The more you travel - the more tax
you pay.
Road charging will be an unfair tax on those who live apart from
their families, who commute distances to work and indeed senior citizens and
low income families who will not be able to afford the high monthly costs.If
you care about our freedom and stopping the constant bashing of the
car driver, please sign the petition on Downing Street's new
'democracy at work' website and pass this on to as many people as possible
Many thanks
Matt
NB: Ex-pats can also sign this petition - as I seem to know a worryingly increasing amount of you!!! Perhaps you all saw this coming!!