I know where you're coming from
but it's not really about obeying the letter of the law, is it? it's about a series of more and more highly-paid lawyers finding tiny loopholes, costing shitloads of taxpayers money. Because the council have to pay for their lawyers, whereas the travellers aren't. And won't be able to when they inevitabley get costs awarded against them, so the council/taxpayer will never get to recoup the hundreds of thousands being wasted on stupid appeals.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 16:15, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

I think the thing is that I don't really care that much.
But I generally think it's a good thing when the government/council forced to go through the same level of rigmarole that the rest of us usually are when we have to resort to the law.

I think people are also biased because they dislike the 'travellers' in this. I'm fairly neutral, I'm not predisposed to like shitty fake hippies or people enforcing planning regulations.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 26 Sep 2011, 16:22, Reply)

I'm predisposed to hate everyone equally also.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 16:23, Reply)

These aren't shitty fake hippies, they're Irish gyppoes, though, aren't they?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 16:26, Reply)

Are you asking
to be sure?
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 16:28, Reply)

I neither know, nor care.
It makes little difference to my point.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 26 Sep 2011, 16:28, Reply)

One lot need a bath.
The other lot need gassing.

A very important difference.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 16:32, Reply)