tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post8317937964412483490..comments2023-11-05T10:53:07.638+00:00Comments on Patently Rubbish: One for the PC brigade to explainpatentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-15828195299273332172010-04-07T09:14:25.231+01:002010-04-07T09:14:25.231+01:00Julia - gosh, it's almost as it "joined u...Julia - gosh, it's almost as it "joined up government" was nothing but a soundbite, isn't it! Surely not...!<br /><br />Antisthenes - yes, it does always seem to be a one-way street.<br /><br />Bill - the reasonable ones do rather show up the unreasonable ones. Or do they make it worse, by covering up the real effect of the rules?<br /><br />M - there may well be an appeals process. But how much does a lawyer cost? And how much does a disabled toilet cost? And how would one define "winning" in those circumstances?<br /><br />Albert - a good point, but I think the only person at risk of becoming disabled there and then was the inspector...patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-29241471450535738552010-04-06T20:55:20.076+01:002010-04-06T20:55:20.076+01:00I think you are all missing the very serious dange...I think you are all missing the very serious danger that an employee may spontaneously <i>become</i> disabled during the working day. <br /><br />I know that if that happened to me, the first thing I'd want to do would be to take a slash.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407051721186824991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-24591604934122437822010-04-05T13:56:25.655+01:002010-04-05T13:56:25.655+01:00It seems ludicrous if customers are totally exclud...It seems ludicrous if customers are totally excluded from this area at all times. Was there no appeal process?measuredhttp://twitter.com/measurednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-41148069050294771692010-04-04T20:00:53.594+01:002010-04-04T20:00:53.594+01:00Meet with them every day P.
Some are very reasonab...Meet with them every day P.<br />Some are very reasonable people and happily find reasons or precedents to alter the more absurd rules.<br />Others take a delight in quoting rules and will not move an inch.<br /><br />The only difference I can discern between the inspectors is the borough they work for or the seniority of their role.<br /><br />Oh , and some are just arseholes.Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-66865166060967626622010-04-04T18:57:09.054+01:002010-04-04T18:57:09.054+01:00Absurdity after absurdity and what is so depressin...Absurdity after absurdity and what is so depressing is it is never going to change except for the worse.<br /><br />Once you give power to bureaucrats you will never pries it from there fingers.Antistheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120647617145756102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-90461187766718960542010-04-04T17:50:16.590+01:002010-04-04T17:50:16.590+01:00That's joined up government for you...That's joined up government for you...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com