Indeed. Britain is better at making things needlessly complex than anywhere else on Earth, with America a close second. One need only look at the civil services of these nations.

For America, there is the story of the chap from Puerto Rico or some other such poverty-stricken Central American banana republic who has been refused a visa on several occasions for not providing a full set of fingerprints. This is despite his several letters to the American Civil Service explaining that he does not in fact possess a full set of fingers, having lost three in an industrial accident.

For Britain, there's the Unholy Trinity of the Data Protection Act (which means you cannot photograph your child in a nativity play), the Human Rights Act (which means a car thief can sit on a roof threatening police with a shotgun whilst demanding they bring him a KFC Family Bucket and two litre bottle of Coke) and the Health And Safety Act (which means that if you want to do something next month, you need to start filling in forms about the December 1865).

Which has the most useless legislation? You decide, viewers.