If you were forced – absolutely forced – to list your top 10 examples of how, at the fag end of a dying Government each and every authoritarian wannabe is trying to jump on the Jolly Bandwagon of Stupidity as it heads towards the cliff, then this would be a contender. From uber-arse and Labour PPC for South East Cambridgeshire John Cowan….on the thorny subject of Afghanistan, the NHS, rampant crime, unchecked immigration going for a pint:

One possible solution could be an entitlement card that people would carry and swipe when every time they buy Alcohol or Tobacco and record their usage. Is that too radical? I don’t think so. For a long time the Government have controlled motorists with a system of licences where people enjoy the right and freedom to drive – as long as they conform to certain rules.



With the card, people who got into trouble for, say, minor crimes or drunk and disorderly conduct in public would receive a fixed penalty notice and 3 points on their entitlement card with points disappearing over time for in the same way works on driving licences.


More serious offences would result in endorsements on the entitlement card and the cardholder would not be able to purchase alcohol, tobacco or other drugs available for sale through the entitlement card scheme.

At least the comments below the article show that most people think that he is a certifiable retard of the weapons-grade variety.