The fact that councils can make a surplus from this kind of enforcement would suggest that it is indeed disproportionate - the fines are not large enough to provide an effective deterrent. Drivers ca… (View Post)

I think the biggest lesson from the Regents Park incident is that you should, if you can, position yourself in the road to give you more time to react if a pedestrian does randomly step out. Edinburg… (View Post)

Caught out shoplifting by the police? We want to hear from you on whether law enforcement measures are fair to robbers and burglars. Have your say by 11 May. (View Post)

I don't see why anyone would have an issue with that, as long as the ban is proportionate to the ones that drivers get, with perhaps some consideration of the relative weights of the vehicles in… (View Post)

If you work somewhere with that kind of security clearance, you don't want a lanyard at all lest the Russians use it to strangle you (I'm only half kidding - Doctors in psych wards wear qui… (View Post)