Nope, even if you are in the UK, you have to put it in because:
A) you don't deserve any preferential treatment just because you are an islander.
B) How the hell am I supposed to know who lives in the UK and who doesn't?
Guess that answers your question, DS...
As far as heavy handed goes, I only removed threads that went up today. So any threads dated 19th of june or earlier, stayed.