Thanks, Gerry.
BoJo, as he is not-so-fondly known, is fast becoming a problem for the city,
and for the country at large.
And this is one of those things for which Face/Arse Book is quite useful . . .
:-)
Chris
On 30 Jan 2012, at 23:38, Gerry Walden wrote:
> I don't often write about political matters, in fact I don't think I have
> ever done so before but I think this is important. There is a proposed bylaw
> to make the taking of any photograph for any business purpose in Parliament
> Square or Trafalgar Square in London illegal unless you have written
> permission of the Mayor. This will not only seriously curtail the freedom of
> the press to make images of anything that happens in these two areas, be it
> riots or acts of kindness, but it will also stop stock photographers making
> legitimate images of iconic London landmarks such as the Houses of
> Parliament, the National gallery etc.
>
> It is a long held freedom in this country, and most other 'democratic'
> countries to make images whilst on public land, and this is a serious
> infringement of that right. It will aslo stop the legitimate freedom of the
> press to report incidents such as any protest camp, political rally etc. etc.
>
> I have held the belief for the whole of my life that I live in a free country
> - obviously I have been wrong!
>
> You can read a pdf of the proposed bylaw for Trafalgar Square
> athttp://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Trafalgar%20Square%20Byelaws%202012%20signed%2025Jan12.pdf
> and I would draw your attention to Byelaw 5(1)℗.
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