Clear off

[STEED]

I am getting sick to the back teeth with are councils laying down the anti-social behavior laws on issues which are not. What the hell is there beef? I am sick of there high handed attitude where it is not wanted and not needed. Trumped up little power hungry swine they are.

When they stuck a few flyers on lamp posts to advertise a coffee morning or a jumble sale, the villagers thought they were bringing their community together.
Since the hall is down a lonely lane, it was the only way to drum up support.
But the council had other ideas.

Council bans villagers putting up 'anti-social' coffee morning posters on lamp posts

[Jimbuna]

Stick something up alongside about a BME associated event and watch the potential inequality evolve :hmm:

[DeepIron]

I read the article and honesty, I don't understand the "Anti-social" aspect of it.

To me, something like "Attend this charity fundraiser under pain of death" would construe an anti-social behavior or motivation...

[August]

I've been wondering this for awhile. What is a council? Is it part of the government? Who makes up this council?? By what right do they tell citizens what they can and cannot do?

[joea]

"Anti-social"??? If there were a law against people putting up posters anywhere they wanted like they have here, fine, but that is another matter.

Petty bureaucrats with nothing better to do.

[jumpy]

Welcome to GB, Grey Britain.

I especially liked some of the comments -

Vote Labour get monkeys

- Oli, London

Local councils have, for the most part, always been a pointless waste of humanity. No doubt there are good ones, but I've yet to hear of one.

[Letum]

Flyposting is illegal anyway.

You have never been allowed to put posters on property you do not own. Anti-social or not.

The anti-social aspect is that 99% of the time people don't remove the posters
they illegaly put up. It makes the town look a real mess after they have been up
there for weeks.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by August

I've been wondering this for awhile. What is a council? Is it part of the government? Who makes up this council?? By what right do they tell citizens what they can and cannot do?

Here you go August.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndC...ity/DG_4001648

[Jimbuna]

They're also responsible for setting the rises in council tax each year

[Knipper]

Originally Posted by August

I've been wondering this for awhile. What is a council? Is it part of the government? Who makes up this council?? By what right do they tell citizens what they can and cannot do?

FYI August, councils are made up of local people who are elected by other local people. Councillors are generally affiliated to the main political parties, though some are independent. I think the theory is that local people know best how to run their own affairs. In reality, most councillors are politically naive and to a large extent incompetent. The amount of power they have is largely dependent on which party is running the country at any particular time. They get voted in or out every couple of years but who actually runs the council depends on which party has the highest number of elected councillors. They are responsible, at a local level for things like refuse collection, education, traffic management etc, and they are funded by the national govenment. Now, shall I explain the rules of cricket? They are much easier to understand than how english local government works - honest

[Knipper]

Re the business with the posters. Being a Somerset dweller myself, though not a native (I've only lived here 30 years) I've noticed councils in this area do seem especially incompetent and prone to bad judgement. Maybe it's the cider...:hmm: The screw up over Bath's new spa is a case in point. 10s of millions over budget, 3 years late and now they're in charge of rebuilding a significant part of the town centre. I dread to think what the result will be like or when it will actually be finished... Still, what can you expect from Conservatives. At least monkeys are a bit like humans and have a measure of intelligence. :rotfl: