Darkness to fall on Britain!

In an excellent article in today's Daily Telegraph, Philip Johnston shows the stupidity that has befallen the British, and European, lawmakers. One can only ask oneself one question: Is this a process to inure the british (and Europeans) to the Draconian laws that will inevitably be put in place once Europe becomes Eurabia?...

For the greatest part of human existence, we have lived our nights in almost total darkness, brightened occasionally by a full moon or the glow of a fire.

We came to fear and distrust the dark and the dangers it shrouded: bandits or wild animals in the countryside; footpads in the towns.

Only in the past 200 years have our cities been properly lit, from the introduction of gas lamps to London in 1807 through to the all-encompassing glare that can now be seen from miles away. Those of us who live in big towns rarely see the night sky any more, but its disappearance was a trade-off for safety and ease of movement.

Over many years, astronomers and groups such as the Campaign for Dark Skies have agitated against this "light pollution", at which our forefathers would have marvelled, and have pressed for new legislation to stop it. From April 6, it will duly arrive.

Light pollution will become a statutory nuisance for the first time and refusal to obey an order to dim an offending illumination is to be a criminal offence, punishable by a fine of up to £50,000. Read it all here: Benighted laws that oppress us all

Mark