In case I ever doubt the value of even small protests ever again it’s with some cheer that I pass on reports that councillor Bartlet has withdrawn his motion to ban smoking in Stony Stratford – to allow those opposed to the ban time to prepare their arguments. The Boiling Frog and Dick Puddlecote have more details. Yes it was a small battle and yes he’ll no doubt try again, but these days I’ll take whatever victories I can. +20
Not going to say much about the recent protest in Stony Stratford as Dick Puddlecote has said pretty much everything that needed to be said. The turnout seemed to be predominantly local – though the record for furthest travelled must got to a chap over from Russia. The anger both at the proposed ban and the councillor in question was quite pronounced. For a very sodden Saturday morning the turnout seemed really quite respectable, and the atmosphere was very friendly and sociable. The general message did seem to encompass more than just the local ban, and reflect a growing dislike … Continue reading
Something that is rather puzzling me at the moment is the seemingly normal unevenness in the application of “law” and the acceptability of protest. I know it’s not really that surprising, and isn’t news but a few things have crossed my vision in the last week which do seem to suggest that we (in a collective national sense) have rather lost the plot. Most recently Orphans of Liberty report that a council has refused to give the EDL permission to lay a wreath at a memorial, and rightly asks the question since when did you need the councils permission to … Continue reading
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