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That's what New Labour have put on the statute books since 1997. And that DOES NOT include any EU legislation.

Frightening. It's apprently a 25% increase on the previous ten years.

But of course, our civil liberties aren't being eroded. Walter Wofgang, anyone?

And NO, this didn't come from any newspaper........

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No that can't be right ...... I remember a commitment to 'Reduce red tape and legislation' 

Or did I dream it ?

I have this theory that the only way that a 'Career' back-bench politition can be noticed by the Front Bench (and possibly the Constituent Party) is to introduce Bills to the house so while some things are worthwhile, a whole lot are for job enhancement.

I really am a terrible cynic

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Many Acts of Parliament are non-controversial legislation, often bills sponsored by MPs for their local authorities, or for river or harbour authorities etc. Others, like the Finance Act or the Armed Forces Act are designed to prolong existing legislation. This "seven and a half new laws" doesn't mean anything until you analyse it. I find that the people who shout loudest about nanny states and government interference are also the first to ask "what are they(ie, the government) going to do about it?" as soon as something goes wrong. And no, I'm not a Tony Blair fan.

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[quote user="Ford Anglia"]

That's what New Labour have put on the statute books since 1997. And that DOES NOT include any EU legislation.

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So what??

Isn't that what governments do?    Didn't a couple of airpanes hit a building in New York in 2001 and 57 people get killed on the London Underground or have you forgotten about that?
So come on, how manyof these  laws in your opinion were unnecessary then?

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[quote user="Ron Avery"][quote user="Ford Anglia"]

That's what New Labour have put on the statute books since 1997. And that DOES NOT include any EU legislation.

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So what??

Isn't that what governments do?    Didn't a couple of airpanes hit a building in New York in 2001 and 57 people get killed on the London Underground or have you forgotten about that?
So come on, how manyof these  laws in your opinion were unnecessary then?

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I can't win. If I refuse to post when I'm insulted, or someone is rude to me, I get pilloried.

When I DO post, my posts are deleted.

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[quote user="Le Petomane"]

Many Acts of Parliament are non-controversial legislation, often bills sponsored by MPs for their local authorities, or for river or harbour authorities etc. Others, like the Finance Act or the Armed Forces Act are designed to prolong existing legislation. This "seven and a half new laws" doesn't mean anything until you analyse it. 

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The Finance Act is a replacement each year, for the Finance of the previous year: this is an annual process after the budget and inended to encapsulate the desired changes to Taxes management Act, ICTA, Capital Taxes Act, Capital Allowances Act et al.

Thus they are not "new" by definition.

Periodically, statute such as the Companies Act is revised, mainly where SIs (Statutory Instruments) cannot be employed to create the desired amendment/s.

It is a fact that from Thatcher's 1979 parliament onwards, the UK has created more new statutes than ever before. Indeed, a new political ethos seems to have taken root (from Thatcher and slavishly emulated by Blair) that if there is a problem, create a new act of parliament to solve it! Notwithstanding of course, that there was extant legislation and it was either not being applied or not being applied correctly or well.

This is particularly true with public order offences, for example.

Still, it seems that some are happy with politicians and the state of the UK. Makes one wonder really why they came to France?

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Are you suggesting that Brits who settle in France do so because they are dissatisfied with their own country? Not so in my case. Is it the case with most of the members of this forum? I have grumbles about life in Britain, and about life in France. I've lived in Germany, Bulgaria (under Communism) and the Middle East. All these places had their drawbacks. I'd probably find things to complain about in Utopia, Nirvana and Shangri-La. And it's not because I'm particularly picky. It's human nature. To come back to the original thread, I'd be interested to know which particular laws Gluestick thinks are unnecessary? Let's have chapter and verse! 
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[quote user="Le Petomane"]Are you suggesting that Brits who settle in France do so because they are dissatisfied with their own country? [/quote]

Well, if this is not the case, perhaps we'd better re-phrase the statement to read " Most brits who leave the UK to live in France and are members of fora  about France are not happy with the UK which is why they left!"

Or perhaps they are telling porkies when they post?

Amyone, like myself and spouse who have to regularly travel to and work in London might have a specific and quite vituperative perspective!

[quote] To come back to the original thread, I'd be interested to know which particular laws Gluestick thinks are unnecessary? Let's have chapter and verse! [/quote]

Well this one could run and run!

Let's be simplistic, or we will finish up both Googling UK government sites and checking Hansard, SIs, and etc! And bore the other members rigid!

Public Order legislation. ASBOs for example.

Visit any magistrates court: listen. Walk along any main city street: listen and observe

For many years it has been a public order offnce to: spit; swear and blaspheme; behave in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace; gather and/or assemble in such a manner as to cause other membersof the public distress or to cause them to have to walk in the highway, because assembled groups are blocking the footpath and thereby causing an obstruction. (Hint: try this in France when the CRS are about! [;-)]).

And so on infinitum or perhaps ad naseum.

Are the extant laws and statutes (bearing in mind some eminate from Common Law, not parliamentary statute) being applied? Answer No.

So, why will any new laws be applied any better? Why will they work more effectively? So why bother?

(Cynically, apart from the usual claims of "Look what we have achieved!").

Which was really, Ford Anglia's point in the first place!

 

 

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