tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22723067.post4471091600450635297..comments2008-08-26T16:23:47.972+01:00John Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989707573947742653jp@benefitfraud.org.ukBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22723067.post-90361091711548273672008-08-26T16:23:00.000+01:002008-08-26T16:23:00.000+01:00"Here are a Tory council adopting an unpopular Labour government policy - which isn't even compulsory"<BR/><BR/>Leaving aside (ahem!) the fact that a council is a singular item...<BR/><BR/>Actually I think you will find it IS compulsory, and it's nothing to do with any British "Government" of any political hue.<BR/><BR/>The whole thing is brought about by a directive of our Supreme Government in Brussels, over whose actions we have - of course - no influence whatever.<BR/><BR/>And that is your answer, robert_m_sykes - we put up with it because our elected representatives have given away their authority to do anything about it. They, and therefore we, are quite impotent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22723067.post-10342198799361720132008-08-16T18:12:00.000+01:002008-08-16T18:12:00.000+01:00Why in the name of all that is Holy, do you people put up with this? My grandfather left Huddersfield for the USA in 1911. Thank you gramps!<BR/><BR/>PS. As a licensed environmental engineer, I can attest that biweekly pickups are a public health hazard. Guess you're all grateful for your NHS.robert_m_sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.com