hi Morini
welcome to the forum, if you get time post a little about yourself on the 'new members' thread.
there are loads of interesting people and some good info here. and ALL of us would agree with your statement about the usefulness of the humble 'multi'
as you're thinking about UK laws i'd guess you're another Brit ? there's lots of us here, and we all have ideas about EDC !!!
just be very carefull your bank account is about to get some punishment in ways you never thought possible
'A' blast is just not enough