Every time I sit down to write about one issue on this site, I end up with an ever-expanding list of stories and issues which tie in or spin off from the initial points I'm trying to make - I have more browser tabs open now than I did when I started the post I'm currently writing, all examples of points I've yet to make, all of which supply more context for why I find the initial issue so worrying.

This spiralling collection of things I want to write about isn't (just) the result of my disorganised writing style - it's the result of a growing system of oppressive legislation and law enforcement, both in theory and practise, which when you look at it as a whole is becoming increasingly difficult to view as something other than a police state.