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Post by wapentake on Nov 8, 2023 3:10:16 GMT
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Post by Dogburger on Nov 8, 2023 7:22:47 GMT
Another case of councillors getting caught up in issues that don't fall within their remit .They don't have devolved powers over the laws of the country and frankly should apologise and get back to organising bin day .
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Post by blackiswhite on Nov 8, 2023 10:33:26 GMT
But it isn't about the flag. It's about the law on the appearance of private hire taxis and hackney carriages. There is a standardised format.
There is no law against flying a flag of this country on your own premises. Could be Union Flag or Saltire, Red Dragon or George Cross.
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Post by Dogburger on Nov 8, 2023 11:47:15 GMT
But it isn't about the flag. It's about the law on the appearance of private hire taxis and hackney carriages. There is a standardised format. There is no law against flying a flag of this country on your own premises. Could be Union Flag or Saltire, Red Dragon or George Cross. Im not aware Law regarding standardised format for taxis BiW only recommendation .One of which is to make your taxi recognisable as one which is what this guy has said he was doing . ''Look for the car with the flag painted on the front'' being the clue |
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 10, 2023 18:13:00 GMT
But it isn't about the flag. It's about the law on the appearance of private hire taxis and hackney carriages. There is a standardised format. There is no law against flying a flag of this country on your own premises. Could be Union Flag or Saltire, Red Dragon or George Cross. I wonder how a council would handle a Muslim cabbie with a Palestinian flag on the car? And there are laws regarding flying flags on private property, particularly around size, hieght of flagpoles and whether they're on buildings or free standing. |
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Post by dappy on Nov 10, 2023 20:18:38 GMT
The guy drives a taxi in Shropshire
The council is the licensing authority.
The policy for cabs in Shropshire is that they must not carry any
Advertisements, political symbols, flags or emblems
The cab has an annual inspection and was found to be non compliant
The taxi driver was instructed to comply
That is the entire non-story. FFS get a life.
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Post by sandypine on Nov 10, 2023 20:31:06 GMT
The guy drives a taxi in Shropshire The council is the licensing authority. The policy for cabs in Shropshire is that they must not carry any Advertisements, political symbols, flags or emblems The cab has an annual inspection and was found to be non compliant The taxi driver was instructed to comply That is the entire non-story. FFS get a life. Apparently he has had three annual inspections with the flag up and it has never been mentioned. One has to wonder why now? |
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Post by Montegriffo on Nov 10, 2023 20:35:15 GMT
It's the argument that a flag is inflammatory that is unfathomable.
It isn't a Confederate flag or a Swastika it's the flag of our country.
What a stupid rule.
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Post by Dan Dare on Nov 10, 2023 20:36:13 GMT
The guy drives a taxi in Shropshire The council is the licensing authority. The policy for cabs in Shropshire is that they must not carry any Advertisements, political symbols, flags or emblems The cab has an annual inspection and was found to be non compliant The taxi driver was instructed to comply That is the entire non-story. FFS get a life. Why should a public service vehicle be prohibited from displaying the national flag?
What possible justification could there be for such a ruling?
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 10, 2023 20:39:30 GMT
A British council bans a cabbie, an army veteran, from displaying the British flag on his cab. In Britain. And Dappy claims it's a non-story.
This is precisely what's wrong with this country today.
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Post by dappy on Nov 10, 2023 21:06:26 GMT
All flags are banned.
What job the cab driver did previously is hardly relevant.
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Post by Pacifico on Nov 10, 2023 22:31:10 GMT
All flags are banned. What job the cab driver did previously is hardly relevant. why would you feel the need to ban the British flag in Britain? what are you afraid of? |
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Post by Dan Dare on Nov 10, 2023 22:36:54 GMT
Dappy has not been able so far to provide a justification for banning the national flag, except perhaps on the dubious grounds that all flags must be banned.
It's not obvious why that should have to be the case, but perhaps dappy can provide further enlightenment. I'm expecting something along the lines that to 'privilege' the national flag in that respect is to disrespect the human rights of all the others, so the path of last resistance is to to ban them all.
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Post by dappy on Nov 10, 2023 22:42:04 GMT
I have no idea why Shropshire Council chooses to ban all advertisements and flags and banners from its cabs. They just do.
Hence why this guy was asked to remove it. A non-story.
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Post by Dan Dare on Nov 10, 2023 22:46:29 GMT
Do you believe that Shropshire County Council is correct in the stance it has taken wrt to flags? Would it be a problem as far as you are concerned if they made an exception as far as the national flag is concerned?
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