surely one of if not the most infuriating “replies” when trying to express to some nincomnumbskull the dangers of CCTV and ruddy great government databases.

Second only to people who have the most horrific accidents and near-misses, are saved by hundreds of firemen, ambulancemen, policemen and St Bernard dogs with brandy-keg collars – only to turn to camera to praise and thank their “god”.

England’s been at the leading edge of so many global changes in the past from industrialisation to the Victoria Sponge to the invention of the lying, thieving, cheating, morally-bankrupt, personality-free, non-independent and un-free thinking politician. I think that we’re still at the leading edge.

Which is why the rest of the planet should be looking at us now and quaking in their boots…

‘Scuse me – must go. There’s a man from the local council at the door with a summons for me. Apparently fridge-cam showed that I didn’t buy enough veggies today and bathroom-cam confirmed excessive use of sodium plus car-cam ratted on me for playing loud and aggressive music while commuting and work-cam proves that I wasn’t very good at my job anyway. Worse yet I’ve never been auto-recognised on church-cam (multi-demoninational) and it’s just come to light from poll-booth cam footage held in Parish Records that I voted for the opposition anyway.

Looks like it’s a couple of years in the correctional centre for me.