Comments on: Well – DUUR!! http://pinktape.co.uk/2010/03/well-duur/ a blog from the family bar Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Pack http://pinktape.co.uk/2010/03/well-duur/#comment-756 Andrew Pack Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:38:43 +0000 http://pinktape.co.uk/?p=941#comment-756 What is particularly nice, as part of a Local Authority who have seen their court fees escalate from £12,500 per year to £400,000 a year, is that the Plowden report was received by the Government in September, they only published it after a question was asked in Parliament by a conscientous MP, and decided that it would be best to keep the system that was slaughtered by Plowden for another year. (and timed that announcement so that JR-ing the decision would almost inevitably be heard after the financial year for Local Authorities has begun). Can't help but feel that a straight bat has not been played on this one. What is particularly nice, as part of a Local Authority who have seen their court fees escalate from £12,500 per year to £400,000 a year, is that the Plowden report was received by the Government in September, they only published it after a question was asked in Parliament by a conscientous MP, and decided that it would be best to keep the system that was slaughtered by Plowden for another year. (and timed that announcement so that JR-ing the decision would almost inevitably be heard after the financial year for Local Authorities has begun).

Can’t help but feel that a straight bat has not been played on this one.

]]> By: Bagpuss http://pinktape.co.uk/2010/03/well-duur/#comment-755 Bagpuss Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:05:30 +0000 http://pinktape.co.uk/?p=941#comment-755 It's always good to see more time and money going to the Deprtment of the Bleedin' Obvious, isn't it? It’s always good to see more time and money going to the Deprtment of the Bleedin’ Obvious, isn’t it?

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