[cma-l] Clegg asks British people: “What is freedom to you?”

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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will today issue a call to arms
against pointless regulation and unnecessary bureaucracy, asking the
public how they want the Government to redress the balance between the
citizen and the state.

The Your Freedom website at http://www.hmg.gov.uk/yourfreedom is an
opportunity for anyone to suggest ideas on restoring liberties that
have been lost, repealing unnecessary laws and stripping away
excessive regulation on businesses.

Speaking at the launch of Your Freedom in east London, Mr Clegg will say:

“What I find especially exciting about this project is that, now we
have got the ball rolling, the debate is totally out of government’s
control. Real democracy is unspun -it is the raucous, unscripted
debates that always throw up the best ideas.

“So be demanding about your liberty, be insistent about your rights.
This is about your freedom, and this is your chance to have your say.”

Your Freedom asks the public to consider three questions:

* Restoring civil liberties: which current laws would you like to
remove or change because they restrict your civil liberties?
* Cutting business and charity regulations: which regulations do you
think should be removed or changed to make running your business or
organisation as simple as possible?
* Repealing unnecessary laws: which offences do you think we should
remove or change and why?

Once ideas have been submitted, users of the site will be able to
comment and rate their favourite ideas. Relevant departments will
respond to the most popular workable ideas, and the Deputy Prime
Minister will give regular updates.

The aim is that the Government will roll back the unnecessary
regulation that really matters to people. There will be a Freedom Bill
in the autumn that will take into account the views expressed on Your
Freedom, and departments will consider every suggestion.

Your Freedom website: http://www.hmg.gov.uk/yourfreedom

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