▁importance ▁to ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁economy . ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁has ▁been ▁abol ished ▁and ▁turned ▁into ▁an ▁exclusive ▁d ining ▁club . ▁State ▁ownership ▁of ▁business es ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁close ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁and ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁wealth ▁and ▁income ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁high . ▁The ▁reign ing ▁monarch ▁is ▁male ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁un fortun ate ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁monarch ▁( El iz abeth ▁II ) ▁but ▁his ▁identity ▁is ▁never ▁made ▁clear . ▁The ▁currency ▁is ▁the ▁Ang l od ollar ▁( which ▁replaced ▁the ▁p ound ▁ster ling ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁due ▁to ▁hyper infl ation ) ▁which ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁little ▁value ▁over se as ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁British ▁exports . ▁The ▁armed ▁forces ▁have ▁been ▁run ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁an ▁internal ▁security ▁force . ▁This ▁is ▁made ▁clear ▁in ▁one ▁episode ▁where ▁the ▁R AF ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁consisting ▁of ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁Har rier ▁J ump ▁J ets ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁dozen ▁counter - ins ur gency ▁hel ic op ters . ▁Despite ▁this ▁National ▁Service ▁has ▁been ▁re - int rodu ced ▁( via ▁the ▁Youth ▁Be hav iour ▁Control ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁which ▁enfor ces ▁cons cription ). ▁The ▁Gen etic ▁Cr imes ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁makes ▁sexual ▁off ences ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁execution . ▁It