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The new measures were implemented after the Home Secretary signed a 'statutory instrument'
on July 26. The process allows the Government to alter laws without a full act of Parliament.

"It is a commonplace that the history of civilisation is largely the history of weapons. In particular, the connection between the discovery of gunpowder and the overthrow of feudalism by the bourgeoisie has been pointed out over and over again. And though I have no doubt exceptions can be brought forward, I think the following rule would be found generally true: that ages in which the dominant weapon is expensive or difficult to make will tend to be ages of despotism, whereas when the dominant weapon is cheap and simple, the common people have a chance. Thus, for example, thanks, battleships and bombing planes are inherently tyrannical weapons, while rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon--so long as there is no answer to it--gives claws to the weak."

Come, come, no time for lamentation now,

Nor much more cause, Samson hath quit himself


Like Samson, and heroicly hath finish'd [ 1710 ]

A life Heroic, on his Enemies

Fully reveng'd, hath left them years of mourning,

And lamentation

each country has been a democracy at the time of the incidents.