Well said Silvaire 1 (and Sir Winston, of course!). The trouble is that we are now in the very state where "control is enforced upon the common people by various kinds of all-embracing ... governments to a degree which is overwhelming...." Sir Winston was speaking from our free and independant United Kingdom which happily traded with the rest of the Commonwealth and was beholden to no-one. Today, things are very different where we trade mostly with our European neighbours. Our young generation are conditioned to accept things how they are and will readily accept the creeping removal of some remaining freedoms without complaint...and so it goes on. The governments are in effect run by Civil Servants and there is probably more than a grain of truth behind the television series 'Yes, Minister'.
In our very small aviation community with its very small voice, I for one do not have the faintest idea what can be done to turn back the clock and throw off these shackles. I'm very fed up with the current situation. Yours, frustrated of UK.