Cry Freedom

I see that Nick Clegg, Deputy PM, is inviting the public to nominate unnecessary laws that they would like to see repealed.

Nanny has introduced the "Your Freedom" website, which allows people to propose ways to get rid of pointless regulation and unnecessary bureaucracy and reduce state intrusion into everyday life.

This is an initiative that is worth applauding.

However, be aware of the following:

1 It will only work if ministers are sincere in their stated desire to follow what people propose. Clearly proposals to abolish certain laws will receive much opposition from various vested interests (civil servants, certain ministers, single issue groups, knobheads etc). Ministers will need to overcome that opposition.

2 Allowing the "people to voice an opinion" must not be allowed in itself to become a distraction, or a side show to the underlying mission of repealing Nanny's laws.

3 The proposals need to identify the specific law, and reason for its repeal. Simply using the site to "mouth off" will not do anyone any favours (aside from those who want to obstruct the repeal process).

4 Sadly the British public have become so "Nannyfied" that there are proposals on the site (allegedly made by members of the public) for even more laws (eg hang drug dealers, more rules on placement of signs, national service etc). How worrying is that? Coming across as unhinged will merely play into the hands of those who want to obstruct the repeal process.

Please use the site sensibly, coherently and rationally; only then will there be a chance that Nanny's laws will be repealed.

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Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day to my American readers and friends.

Make sure you let off plenty of dangerous fireworks today!

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Bird Watching - The Nanny Way

Congratulations to Uncle John, you have been a warded the rare distinction of being "guest collumnist" for this very well observed piece:

"Daily Telegraph – 02-07-01 http://tinyurl.com/349o4jd

//A rare South American bird which had been living happily in the English countryside has died after the RSPCA made a bungled attempt to rescue it./ - /We recaptured it in a very controlled way and caused it the minimum amount of distress//

(Apart, that is, for the fact that it died)

The printed newspaper item includes the following verbal extrusion by ‘an RSPCA spokesman’ - all in “Quotation marks”

“We do not know what the cause of death was and we will not be holding a post mortem It could have been suffering from some sort of illness before it was rescued by us. We certainly followed all our procedures by the book”

Nanny doing a ‘Risk Assessment’ and getting it wrong? [Tick]

Nanny declining to find out what really happened? [Tick]

Nanny happy that ‘the rules’ were followed? [Tick]

RSPCA apparently believes that animals weighing 90lb (40kg)are a danger to traffic if loose on the road.

I hope they send teams to the New Forest, Wales, and the Lake District to 'cull' the ponies, sheep and cattle."

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Length Matters

It never ceases to amaze me how absurdly fussy and petty Nanny can become when the mood takes her.

Wardens in Greater Manchester have recently been ordered to target any dog owners using leads longer than 6ft 8in. In the event the length (can I say "length"?) exceeds that measure (and why is it 6ft 8in? Why not 6ft or 7ft?), the hapless owner will be fined £1K.

Ker Farking Ching!

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Risk

My thanks to Archroy who posted this comment yesterday, which deserves to be highlighted.

You couldn't make this up!

"The only time I went on a 'Risk Assessment Training Day' (with Croydon Council, Ken) the chair I was sitting on collapsed, and we couldn't get out of the room because the doorknob came off in the instructor's hand!"

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent!

HMRC's debt collection methods.

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