One of Britain's top psychics has blasted new government regulations that could make him a criminal.
New EU rules mean mediums will have to prove they are actually speaking to the dead.
David Traynor, a Southport-based spirit medium, said psychics are being unfairly targeted.
He explained: "I don't know why we are being targeted, this is a religion, if all the other religions were targeted in this way we would have anarchy.
"This is my religion and lifestyle, the government are viewing it as just a business.
"The new law just doesn't take into account what we do, we need this to be blocked because the government is rushing into it.
"I think its just another way for the government to make money from a religion.
Meg Simpson, of Southport's Pathways Spiritual Centre, Portland Street, says the changes won't affect legitimate spiritualists.
She said: "People get paid to be cynical about the spiritualist church, anybody who doesn't understand us should come to see for themselves what we do.
"The new law will be gunning for those spiritualists who pray on the vulnerable.
"There are people from overseas who pick on elderly people over the phone, it won't affect our church."
A spokesman for the British Humanist Association said the current law was not fit for purpose.
He said: "We hope that the new regulations will make real changes to the current situation.
"We have a situation where psychic's can make completely unsubstantiated claims and to get paid for their services, without fear of legal action."
By Andrew Ashcroft
http://www.champnews.com/html/newsstory.asp?id=6655
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