Killjoy councils need to remember who they serve, writes James Hanson |
By James Hanson
What is it with local councils these days?
First, a woman from London was fined £150 by Richmond Council for pouring the dregs of her morning coffee down a street drain, now an LBC exclusive reveals another mind-boggling example of busybody bureaucrats losing the plot.
This time, the offending authority is Liberal Democrat-run Portsmouth City Council, which has threatened tenants with fines if they put Christmas wreaths on their front doors during the festive season. Ebenezer Scrooge himself would struggle to stoop so low.
The council insists the ban is in the interests of fire safety, despite the fact tenants have been safely hanging wreaths on their front doors for generations. It is, I’m afraid, just the latest........