Why I don’t consent to the census

I have completed it. I share concerns about data security but as others have pointed out simply going online destroys your personal security. Data mining is big business and I am horrified at the amount of personal information you can gather online on all kinds of people without paying a penny – and a lot more if you subscribe to one of these data mining sites.

How many of you have a loyalty card? Why do they do these? They collate the data on what you buy, where you shop etc and keep in it a file all about you. It’s got nothing to do with rewarding you for your loyalty 🙂

I’m a family historian – I know the efforts people went to to get the 1911 census released early – they refused to do it and they did NOT promise they would keep that one locked for 100 years. So I doubt they will consider releasing this one early. But your descendents will bless you for completing it carefully and thoroughly – I’m fairly miffed I can’t add comments for my yet to be born relatives online. And the family history community is tending to do it online and keep the actual form as a historical document to keep and pass on.

I subscribe to Which? to help me negotiate the unrestrained greed of our global economy, but sometimes I forget that in the end, it is a magazine for the sole purpose of consumerism . But I did expect better than implied mockery of those whose love of the planet we’re wrecking, to produce those consumer goods, runs deep to the point of spirituality. I myself don’t like the word “witch”, but plenty do; still, the Pagan Federation has been negotiating since the last census to get both our numbers and our identities recognized. You’ll see a lot more than 7,000 this time who sign up as “Pagan – Witch”, “Pagan – Druid”, or just “Pagan”.

While of course only a relatively small number of those who wrote in “Jedi” actually meant it, in my view even they have a more worthy religion than those who worship only things and money.

I personally think whether it is just a few questions or not, that it goes against my rights. This has nothing to do with traffic, city transportation, voting, etc etc. Also, if this is a way to draw statistic numbers when they do their polls when making decisions in city or government meetings, just not so. This seems like a socialist thing to do! This is more for the Government to keep track of everything you do, where ever you go. Where is the freedom in our privacy now?! Government should not have a right to keep tabs on you in such manner. This should be your freedom of choice, if not, where is the democracy in that?! Like seriously…enough now! Getting fined because you decided not to give you information, has gone out of hand now. To think these countries pick on the socialists!! Wow! I am not going over board, just making a fare practical point!

Almost every country in the world has a census and few countries are as tolerant of failure to comply as the uk. People expect services to be provided – hospitals, doctors, schools, refuse collection, recreation grounds, to name but a few, but they want to pretend they are not there and don’t want to provide information. How daft is that?
They are protected to a ludicrous extent – information is not even shared with local authorities to identify council tax dodgers.
I could provide a long and reasoned argument, but, really, this is all it comes down to. People will take everything that’s going, but they don’t want to do their bit to help the community!

Hahaha JEDI MIND TRICKS.. Absolute classic. Although the government did say that if enough people claimed to be of the Jedi Religion, the Government would officially acknowledge it as a Religion, and as a result would’ve been obligated to allow tax breaks/benefits to that particular religion and therefore its people. However, even though the target number of people was reached, the Government did not honour their promissory note!

The only thing you a required to fill out on the form is how many people live in the house”that is it”they do not need anymore info about you and why would you give up your persona l details so easy???? as for the £1000 fine those that pay it are”idiots” it is all a big con job the same goes for tv licence,bedroom tax,parking ticket fines,council tax you are not required to pay for any of these without your consent,look up “Common/civil law”

people need to wake up