Do you exaggerate the landowner connections of Labour? The NFU and the CLA may try their best, but I don't think Mr Starmer and friends are in their pocket to the same extent as eg Therese Coffe… (View Post)

The riposte to that is "How many drivers get convicted of manslaughter?" An original reason for "Death by .... driving" laws being introduced was juries refusing to convict the bl… (View Post)

There are sections of the Highway Act 1835 still in force, so imo a date means little. That alone is not sufficient imo. They don't seem to have any problem catching and prosecuting them, and mo… (View Post)

It will be interesting to see. I'm not especially concerned, as it is a very fringe measure which would based on existing KSI stats be in play less than once a year. IDS had to go back 10 years … (View Post)

It depends - towpaths are very variable. Some are 3m wide with a decent surface, others are more the width of one labradoodle, and have many blind bends and intruding undergrowth and hedges. Someone … (View Post)