We’re used to getting the sh***y end of the stick from councils but their sudden interest in policing our language really takes the biscuit.It’s almost as if someone has told them it’s an easy way to make money….
No-one wants to hear a potty-mouthed hooligan yelling in the street. But the rise in councils banning swearing and enforcing fines is utterly ridiculous.
More than a fifth of town halls have now opted to ban swearing, offensive language and shouting in public. The public spaces protection orders are supposed to tackle antisocial behaviour and carry fines of up to £1,000.
But in reality it means you could be slapped with a fine for shouting across the road or having an animated chat. Campaigners have warned that the powers are threatening free speech.
And we couldn’t agree more.
Measly town hall chiefs are simply filling their boots with cash raked in from the tiniest misdemeanour. Not to mention the rules are also completely draconian.
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And it’s not just swearing. The busybodies are slapping us with fines for all sorts of obscure things.
Councils were also found to be criminalising “everyday behaviour” such as standing in groups, foraging for blackberries, feeding birds or picking up stones.
Stick to the day jobs and let policing be done by police.
Holidays fuel panic
Nervy Brits are booking holidays last minute because of the fuel crisis.
Airlines have said people are increasingly booking trips late over fears jet fuel could run out due to the Iran war.
Heathrow airport also said it expects passenger numbers to be affected by the situation in the Middle East for the rest of the year.
But despite panicking, airlines have said they think they have enough fuel to get through the summer season.
It would come as a welcome relief to the millions of families looking forward to hard-earned getaways.
Load of gull
A area plagued by seagulls thinks hiring Britain’s first “gull ranger” could help tackle the “conflict”
between gulls and people.
How gullible can they be?
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