Generation 7 has come a long way since the old G3 technology – expensive jumpy video with limited bandwidth was relegated to museums a decade ago. Voice recognition means no dials. Incorporated into Raybans they became a fashion statement. The battery is kept continually charged through the microwaves in the air, so you can never switch off. They’re just part of life, they pick up everything you say, and they see everything you see. Control, through GPS, knows where you are all the time to within a metre. G 7 is brilliant. Well, when I say brilliant, I mean clever.

Last year I was stranded on Exmoor but the emergency services had a helicopter there within an hour, without me even asking. It’s so good to know we can’t get lost anymore.

Everyone must wear them, so Control knows where everyone is. It’s the law. Anyway, now they are all free issue and free to use... twenty-four seven - that rule came in after the terrorists flew the jumbo into Whitehall. It made so much more sense than those old fashioned ID cards anyway. G7 was paid for by the drop in crime alone. An offence can no longer be committed without Control knowing, and if you do, offenders are automatically fined on the spot... besides, they look so much more attractive than seeing security cameras everywhere, and make far more economic sense. Speed cameras have become a thing of the past too. G7 automatically deducts one hundred Euro for every KPH you go over the speed limit, but actually, you can just set it on auto - that limits the car to stay within the law so that is not a problem, not unless you’re one of the Rich-Racers, they just get their kicks out of defying Control, but what do they care, they have the money.

This may all sound a bit strange to you guys. No ID cards, no security cameras, no speed cameras, low crime rate, no asylum seekers and no illegal immigrants, and it's all for free too. Hell, it must sound like paradise.

Downsides? Hmm... well I guess it does mean you can’t say anything against the Neo-Reps and Control, but I suppose it’s only fair. They brought in that law with free G7, so no-one votes anymore... what’s the point... they know what you're thinking.