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As Britain curbs bad conduct, critics fear a 'nanny state'

Government's behavior orders draw criticism

By Alana Semuels
Globe Correspondent / October 23, 2005

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LONDON -- Most people who read the British newspapers know about the mother who walks around her house in her underwear, the man who likes to sunbathe in a pink thong, and the woman who threw a rhubarb at her brother during a family spat. (Full article: 804 words)

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