If the British did not exist, they should be invented.

Only a Brit can come up with such an inane idea, although our Dems are close.

Did they think about the Muslims having their own versions of knives, scimitars, yatagans, etc?

I doubt they would run out and purchase the GPS equipped versions just to abide by the genius idea of bureaucrats?

Anything that could potentially be used as an offensive weapon, is another set of laws floating around in some politicians head.

It almost sounds like a joke. People will make their own piercing objects. What about arrows, sharp sticks, pieces of metal, cars, pitchforks, axes, hammers, chainsaws, etcetera. A person could make a lethal projectile launcher out of surgical tubing and a few other materials. Compressed air projectile launcher (CO2 canisters).
How about having harsher punishments for those who commit crimes as a deterrence.
Punish everyone else for the actions of a few.

GPS = Government Party Stupidity

Now that Mack is Back in Townnnnnnnnn! Great old Bobby Darin tune! ...the line forms to the right, babe.....

Invest in battery companies also. Each knife would need one to operate a GPS. Also, there would need to be a law required that the batteries be constantly replaced and disposed of properly. Maybe these knives will be rechargeable or only to be used in sunlight using a solar cell. If so, more laws.

It will require a boatload of authoritarian intellectuals to think outside their imaginary box on this one. They should all gather on some small abandoned far away defenseless island and, intellect, for a long long time.

BZZZT! POP! SIZZLE! POOF!
Blimey! Oih, say, now we're in fo' a spot o' bother!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q-DG...

There's a politician in search of 15 minutes in the news at any cost.

Quick! Who makes the UK's satellites? Should we invest in now? Lol.

shrugging

Gimme one good sunspot, Baby.

They would need a lot more satellites to do all the tracking it would require. Better divert resources and start building more rockets.