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yep nae chance o me going to germany
nope of to the bahamas next year
dont like being to far from a banana republic

The Bahamas eh? So basically you're going from one English colony to another.

The problem we have here in Edinburgh is that there are so many problems.

It's difficult to know where to begin.

But to begin to solve any of them, the council needs to be taken before a court of law. Rather cleverly from politicians' point of view, there is no mechanism within the governing legislation to appeal against any of the council's diktats. The huge cost of pursuing matters through the courts is a barrier to complaint, and the council, knowing this, are effectively fireproof. They can do what the heck they want.

So, if it's change the trade wants, it can only be achieved by establishing a fighting fund and generating the resources to take the council on head on.

The reason for my antipathy to councillors and the council, is that these individuals are supposedly elected to represent OUR interests. But, as soon as they get themselves elected (every one to a man or woman wins votes from only one in six of their electorate - that's over 80% of their consituency who don't support them), they put their political career ambitions before anything else and start dictating - no licences increase, 3 grand "fines" for cabbies and a raft of non-sensical diktats just some examples.

It's not accident they now refer to themselves as members of the "political class". They truly believe they are a class above the rest of us.

It's this mindset which needs to be broken before there can be any hope of us operating in a free market.

Well Jasbar why not start at the beginning, always a good place to start, you say that "There are so many Problems" could you List them in some sort of order of severity for me.

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Yeah Sirius, I probably could. But I'm not going to. Two things.

If you want to get a flavour of the problems, check out TheFairView, View from the cab, on www.realfastblacks.co.uk. I could add to them, but I won't for now, lest you feel that I am a doom monger.

Second, there are two really pressing issues which cause me real concern. De-restriction is the first. I want to operate in a free market. I want council control diminished. Economists can't manage markets, so how can councils - where councillors comprise labourers, pseudo socialists, lab technicians etc.?

This leads to the second. Diabetics, who are in control of their condition, and who have served the trade flawlessy for many years are about to have their livelihoods taken away from them by oppressive, again pseudo socialist, councils. This can't be right and proper.

Please, please do whatever you can to help me defeat this tyranny.

We've been let down by those we believed would represent we workers in our struggle. We have to do it for ourselves.

Forget the Yarrow marches. Forget the workers struggles of the 20th century. Labour have sold out. They are not only part of the the probem. They ARE the problem.

We've got to start from scratch. Do it for OURSELVES.

Please help!!!!

Jasbar, I agree with you about the group 2 medical requirements, but what can be done about it, I was led to believe that a lot of these things were to be dealt with on a case by case basis?

Looking at some of the things they are suggesting, it seems there will soon be a lack of human beings left who will be fit enough to drive!

As can be seen from this document, it was the Medical Commission that made the recommendation that Group 2 conditions should apply to Taxi Drivers.

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/at_a_glance/what_is.htm

Now there is little point trying to argue with anyone who is connected in any way to the medical profession as they are always right.

But as is usual these days some of the points raised are open to a very wide interpretation.

http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/d ... 22753.hcsp

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P.S you will be assessed by the Authorities without your knowledge or consent.


http://www.dvla.gov.uk/at_a_glance/ch4_psychiatric.htm

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Fair Trade, Rational Thinking

P.P.S Learn how to work them, it's good for business

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Sorry, I don't believe that health authorities are always right. We are certainly in the grip of health fascists. They seem to forget that they are there to serye US, we're not just fascist fodder to satisfy their egos.

Be clear, the DVLA only made a recommendation that group 2 be applied to taxi drivers. They left it to councils to decide. And councils are interpreting it as another instrument of control over us.

The simple truth is that someone with a diabetic condition under control is no greater a risk to the public than any one else. Reasonable councils will take steps to ensure that diabetics are subject to additional tests to ensure their condition is under control. Fascist councils will just ban every diabetic.

But the diabetic charities are ursuing the matter before the courts and the human rights legislation. Seems like in our allegedly democratic, caring Labour controlled society it's wrong to discriminate unless it's government, national and local, who are doing the discriminating.

It's difficult being a socialist living under the yoke of a Labour party led by fascist Blair.

I dont think many in the health authorities are right either, but if they think they are and you disagree, the junk science begins, bit like the smoking ban really it's the same process, small risks blown up out of all proportion to terrify a paranoid public, I do know about health fascism, thats why I try never to go near any of those in the health service, but they will get you back one way or another if you speak out.


Has Skull been told that he will definately be barred from driving a cab in the near future?

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Hope I'm not talking out of turn.

But the council has known of Skull's condition for three years. His licence is currently under renewal. We await developments with interest.

But, given the draconian way this may be implemented, isn't it entrirely likely that anyone developing this condition will refuse to divulge the condition to the authorities. The only real way for the council to find out is if protein or sugars are detected in the urine test in a medical. If the condition is under control, this test may not identify either.

Is this what the council wants? Are these the kind of games we have to play when dealing with fascist Labour control?

As a socialist it doesn't sit well with me that Labour are delivering the social conditions described in Animal Farm. Orwell wrote it as a warning. Labour are treating it like a recipe.

When I went for my annual medical I was told categorically that a blanket ban would be enforced (Group II) . The consultant even went as far as telling me there was no point in going ahead with any medical. I insisted and I past with flying colours.


Not got a lot of time, I will elaborate later.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

Why?

Because if he says so then perhaps someone might believe him?

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Taxi Driver Online
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Or, if you use a soundbite often enough, many may believe it.

e.g. circa 1997. "Education, (pause) Education, (pause) Education."