"...the dozy left in Britain..." You mean ...you found some?

On the matter at hand I noted by chance on the auction sites that by law they now have to send your details to the government when you purchase gold coins etc...
No doubt some nonsense about preventing money laundering will be the excuse, but yea: they are even keeping tags on individual gold ownership.
-Not that I have any, but I never knew this law even existed: clearly plugging the escape hatches before the Tyranny Act comes into force.