UK-Public photography illegal??

[psa188]

This showed up on the Stockphoto list today:

The UK Govt are about to propose restrictions on
photography in public places which could make
street photography and documentary photography
against the law. There's a petition on the Downing
St website against the Government's proposals to
restrict the use of photography in public areas.

Sign up to the petition now......

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Photography/

Please note: Only UK citizens can sign the petition.

[Greg Wilson]

Unfounded rubbish.
There are no moves to implement such a plan, and no sources to confirm. Anyone can start a shit stirring petition on those sites….either by a dickhead or someone who has misunderstood a direction or reacted to a direction from another misinformed person.
Needless to say discretion is always needed in any public photography.