tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post5054010606890140527..comments2024-03-27T12:08:02.812+00:00Comments on THE SMALL THINGS: One more thingTania Kindersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-80627031987316872762010-05-05T11:00:11.317+01:002010-05-05T11:00:11.317+01:00think Betty is probably right- though the potato o...think Betty is probably right- though the potato one we might have heard about if their potato was sick? maybe not <br /><br />THAT SAID they are rampant legislatorsRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-3407913160666290402010-05-04T17:40:39.432+01:002010-05-04T17:40:39.432+01:00Betty M - yours is a wonderful voice of reason, an...Betty M - yours is a wonderful voice of reason, and very good for calming my fevered mind. I'm certain that some of the laws are indeed perfectly understandable. If it were just Daily Mail harrumphing, I would not be so exercised. Actually, the first article I saw about it was in The Indy, my paper of choice, which does not usually go in for knee-jerk grumpiness. I do agree with the Lib Dems on this one. It just seems that 3,500 cannot be necessary. But I always stand ready to be corrected, and thank you for such a thoughtful comment. <br /><br />http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blairs-frenzied-law-making--a-new-offence-for-every-day-spent-in-office-412072.htmlTania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-1080466759854297602010-05-04T17:30:09.656+01:002010-05-04T17:30:09.656+01:00Trouble is there are probably good reasons for mos...Trouble is there are probably good reasons for most of these bits of legislation. I can't vouch for it but I expect the grey squirrels law is probably something to do with helping to protect the red variety. The grain carrying one is probably just incorporating into English law an international obligation under some maritime convention and I bet the Polish potatoes one is EU wide and to protect our agriculture from some disease afflicting the Polish crop. The reasons will be in the Explanatory Memorandum for each law but I doubt the Daily Mail will have looked at those. Explaining those things don't made good copy however and I would also guess that the opposition probably barely showed up when this stuff was going through Parliament. I don't deny that plenty of other bits of ridiculous legislation are passed to keep the Daily Mail happy but don't imagine that the Conservatives are going to be any less keen to cater to Middle England's prejudices.Betty Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106396238018550134noreply@blogger.com