tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post116548497531689574..comments2024-03-29T10:48:06.521+00:00Comments on Nanny Knows Best: Nanny Bans Mince PiesKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1165887814229328482006-12-12T01:43:00.000+00:002006-12-12T01:43:00.000+00:00> Is you Brits all smoking crack, over there?Nope,...> Is you Brits all smoking crack, over there?<BR/><BR/>Nope, but it would probably be helpful if we were.<BR/><BR/>> The bat-shit nonsense I read here.<BR/><BR/>It's all true and can be verified by reading our National Press.<BR/><BR/><BR/>> I find it hard to believe the<BR/>> descendants of Chruchill have <BR/>> descended to this.<BR/><BR/>I find it difficult to believe it myself. Ultimately, I blame Tony Blair and his Government, who introduced the "No Win, No Fee" legal legislation in the UK in the late 90's. The law of unintended consequences struck, and a mass of 'frivolous claim' court actions sent the cost of public liability insurance spiraling skyward. It is more than partially to blame for the current Health and Safety Nazi situation.<BR/><BR/>The day I see Tony Blair's head on a spike cannot come soon enough. ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1165544669448849012006-12-08T02:24:00.000+00:002006-12-08T02:24:00.000+00:00Is you Brits all smoking crack, over there?The bat...Is you Brits all smoking crack, over there?<BR/><BR/>The bat-shit nonsense I read here.<BR/><BR/>I find it hard to believe the descendants of Chruchill have descended to this.<BR/><BR/>Dear God!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1165536154065259382006-12-08T00:02:00.000+00:002006-12-08T00:02:00.000+00:00Anonymous said... "Does the event have adequate pu...Anonymous said... <BR/>"Does the event have adequate public liability insurance, does the firework operator have relevant licences? "<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure why the organisers would want fireworks - best kept for Fawkes night IMO. Public liability insurance may be a bit OTT for a village get together really - maybe they could just get together without seeing it as a formally organised event?<BR/><BR/>On the other hand if Jamie Oliver has not approved the mince pies, well! Clearly lawlessness will have broken out and the full force of the law should be brought to bear forthwith ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1165530323879764672006-12-07T22:25:00.000+00:002006-12-07T22:25:00.000+00:00Does the event have adequate public liability insu...Does the event have adequate public liability insurance, does the firework operator have relevant licences?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1165489193287084252006-12-07T10:59:00.000+00:002006-12-07T10:59:00.000+00:00It's the use of council property together with the...It's the use of council property together with the rise of the spurious liability insurance claims industry that causes the problems I would imagine.<BR/><BR/>That and H&S 'officers' needing to justify their jobs.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, Craven seems a very apt name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1165488430692426532006-12-07T10:47:00.000+00:002006-12-07T10:47:00.000+00:00Back when I was a lad (cue wibbly wobbly flashback...Back when I was a lad (cue wibbly wobbly flashback) my grandmother and the ladies of her townswomens guild would hold a bazaar and a party for underprivileged kids every year during December.<BR/> Amongst the Tombolas, the stalls selling toilet roll dollies and brightly coloured bath salts would be a cake stall and my grandmothers homemade sweet stall. For more than thirty years they sold these homemade treats without having to perform risk assessments or H&S being involved in any way. In that time I don't think they managed to poison or otherwise kill a single person. I will admit to being a bit sick once but put that down to the eight year old me rather over indulging in the unsold fondant fancies, rum truffles and cream sponge once the bazaar had ended and I was told "Help yourself!". <BR/><BR/> Nor did any of the kids at the party fall ill, injure themselves or choke on a peanut to the best of my knowledge. In fact most went away stuffed to the gills and very happy having had fun that they might not have had otherwise.<BR/><BR/> Perhaps the H&S nutters should just mind their own damn business and let the rest of us enjoy ourselves without sucking the fun out of everything people do or try to do to make the world a bit of a better and happier place.Kaptain_Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625273381318758234noreply@blogger.com