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Monday, 12th January 2009
This Labour government's drive to turn us into a nation of paranoid wimps powers ahead with new "guidance" that could lead to the banning of games of football in parks, the Telegraph reports More
Thursday, 9th October 2008
That old "health and safety" ogre stalking the land marches on in Worcestershire. Bromsgrove District Council has used it to force gardener Bill Malcolm to remove thief-deterring barbed wire from his council-owned allotment – in case the thieves hurt themselves. More
Wednesday, 8th October 2008
If your child is at nursery school, you'd better hope that he or she doesn't say "Yuk" when presented with a plate of organic (of course) vegetable curry. It could be seen as a racist slur. More
Friday, 3rd October 2008
The lifeboats have long been one of Britain's favourite charities and that may be just as well because now the government's communications regulator wants to place an even greater burden on the thousands of volunteers who work and collect money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. More
Monday, 22nd September 2008
The busybodies and killjoys have been at it again. Birmingham council must be pleased with its success in ruining a circus by banning the clowns from playing saxophones and trumpets during their six-minute performance. More
Wednesday, 3rd September 2008
Is there no end to the demands of “health and safety”? It is reported that Chichester District Council refused to clear up the mess caused by a rubbish bin that had fallen into a shallow stream because, according to a local parish councillor, it had no one available... More