tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post733971889743424345..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: The need for civil rightsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-88019130141062286162008-08-09T08:02:00.000+01:002008-08-09T08:02:00.000+01:00A classicist, Obo? Hi, Matt! Anon: it's the delega...A classicist, Obo? Hi, Matt! Anon: it's the delegation of law to quangos that's particularly pernicious - carte blanche to make up regulations on a whim.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410040031410954403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-71182573105718839962008-08-08T22:44:00.000+01:002008-08-08T22:44:00.000+01:00Very entertaining.Very entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-46396927743760483032008-08-08T21:17:00.000+01:002008-08-08T21:17:00.000+01:00I run my own business. I probably break numerous "...I run my own business. I probably break numerous "laws" every waking hour of the day (and while asleep too).<BR/><BR/>Generally it has got to the point where I regard laws based on the 10 commandements (ie theft, killing, rape, violence and any variations thereof etc) as the true laws that one should abide by. Plus I never mess with the Tax/VAT man. They've got too much power to make your life a misery. All the other stuff are merely "rules" invented by bureaucrats to keep themselves in jobs, and politicians to keep the people under their thumbs.<BR/><BR/>If there are so many laws one cannot hope to not fall foul of at least one of them at some point, anyone challenging the status quo can easily be got rid of by a bit of judicious "digging" by the relevant authorities. Don't like some upstart political newcomer? Just get the Health N Safety/Trading Standards/Tax man/Vat man/Customs/Immigration/Environment Agency etc etc to investigate his affairs. Something will come up. Hey presto! No more awkward opponents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-54199221294379579642008-08-08T17:27:00.000+01:002008-08-08T17:27:00.000+01:00"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the..."The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."<BR/> -- Tacitus<BR/><BR/>He wasn't wrong.Obnoxio The Clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012089552153702526noreply@blogger.com