Big brother is alive and well...

I understand that we can all look forward to a knock on our doors from Government-appointed "Travel Inspectors" who will quiz us on our home to work travel methods, and try to persuade us to travel by bus, train or even bicycle. To assist them they will arrive bearing timetables and travel planners, with offers of free pedometers and discounts at your local cycle shop.

And don't think you can just pretend to be out either. These evangelists will come back up to ten times until they get a response, though it will be interesting to see what mode of transport they choose to arrive in.

Somehow reassuring to know that Big Brother is still alive and well some twenty three years on from George Orwell's vision of the future...