tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post5211666758066059928..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Snakey Fakey News!JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-12716598427414434582019-05-04T07:38:39.817+01:002019-05-04T07:38:39.817+01:00"These limits are applied is to stop the stas...<i>"These limits are applied is to stop the stasi, sorry, council making it unaffordable to people."</i><br /><br />I'd have thought the very type of people who wanted this would be well able to afford it. And those that couldn't, probably shouldn't be keeping them!<br /><br /><i>"I'm usually of the opinion that if the Government requires you to have a licence for something, they should cover the costs. "</i><br /><br />I'm in two minds. As you say, there's obvious issues with certain 'past times'. But this is a pretty specialised niche. <br /><br />And the journalist seems to have merely reprinted the council's 'woe is us!' screed, without any input whatsoever. What did he learn at journalism school?<br />JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-82428231804533844362019-05-01T14:37:22.161+01:002019-05-01T14:37:22.161+01:00I'm usually of the opinion that if the Governm...I'm usually of the opinion that if the Government requires you to have a licence for something, they should cover the costs. There do appear to be obvious exemptions to this philosophy, but as long as the public are forced to contribute to the policing of football matches...<br /><br />I use that example because the current crusade against gun licences is based on the cost to the police and the fact that the public have to subsidise the cost of someone elses sport. Football is the counter argument<br />Simplifying the very in depth and complicated licencing process is of course, out of the questionBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34855390660543625892019-05-01T12:34:23.662+01:002019-05-01T12:34:23.662+01:00It's even simpler than that. The council perf...It's even simpler than that. The council performs the assessment itself or gets a cheaper resource if they insist on outsourcing it.<br /><br />These limits are applied is to stop the stasi, sorry, council making it unaffordable to people. Lord Tnoreply@blogger.com