Sven said:
There is no evidence given in the article of a secret - sorry restricted - Downing Street document outlining the charging for handing out rubbish, the buggars don't even claim to either had evidence leaked or been told of it by 'an anonymous source'. The Torygraph has previous on lying, I suggest this might be the case now.
Fraid not Sven. 30 councils are already installing the necessary electronics into wheelie bins so they can weigh the contents and bill you accordingly. It's a small disc like gadget wedged into the honeycomb structure under the lip of your bin. If you find one, I'd suggest introducing it to your microwave oven, thus knackering it with no visible signs of damage.
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Sven said:
As to the Human Rights thing - the level of crap coming out of some arrsers on this matter shows that there are misunderstandings, real or affected, on this matter.
Fair enough. Show us something good that has come out of the Human Rights Act. Show us evidence of somebody who has been saved from genuine injustice as a result of this act. Bear in mind that this is Arrse and we don't class junkies being deprived of heroin in prison as injustice.
Sven said:
... why not employ a company whos reason d'etre is getting the message across.
Because the government shouldn't be spending public funds on party political propaganda.
The Human Rights Act was intended to be a UK version of the US constitution - the bedrock of a fair and just legal system. Instead, it was so badly drafted and implemented that it has turned into a disgraceful criminal's charter. The government are now spending our money on spin doctors to mitigate the damage the Human Rights Act is doing to Labour's re-election prospects.
As a leftie, how would you feel if the Thatcher government had spent public money on a PR firm to explain what a bunch of barstewards the striking miners were, or what a great idea the poll tax was?
Personally, I'd rather see the 25 grand spent on saving the sight of half a dozen people who will go blind because the NHS won't fund the drugs they need. Or perhaps saving the life of a cancer patient whose PCT won't fund herceptin.