I met today with the head of an industry group, concerned that some approaching legislation would damage his members’ business. Without any significant research support ourselves, beyond the ever helpful library, it can be difficult to know whether the case being made is a good one. What irks me most about the lack of movement…
Have just hosted the launch of parkingappeals.co.uk, Neil Herron’s (of Metric Martyrs etc) latest campaign. Millions of motorists may feel abused, hundreds of little organisations may spring up (like the London Motorists Action Group that I chair), but it takes a national effort to raise the funds needed to challenge the rampant council illegalities in…
Each week a stack of papers lands on my desk – the regulations published by government that week. Today we considered 90 of them – a pile 6 inches thick. Doubtless I’ll find the chance to comment in more detail later. For today just two thoughts: Inflation is running at 10% plus if SIs are…
Tomorrow I am praying against (usually translated as vainly protesting about) the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, which the Government have introduced to remove the entitlement to university maintenance grants and loans from serving prisoners. Why? Is it not obvious that prisoners, already being expensively accommodated at our expense, don’t need or deserve them?…
