Whose side are they on? : how big-brother government is ruining Britain

Imagine a bonkers world where the police hires 16-year olds, where two spilled crisps will cost you GBP80, where you are run over by a police car and then charged with damaging it, where a baby is refused a passport because it is photographed topless.

Well, welcome to 21st century Britain! Journalist Alan Pearce has gathered a hilarious stockpile of stupendously mad regulations enforced by a growing army of community officers, council wardens, car park officials etc.

They'll know how to find you!