Recent content by Dryce

The law is not binary - typically there is an attempt at definition - this is then interpreted. Some aspects of that interpretation may be reasonably clear cut - some less so. The April Fools Day Scottish hate crime stuff is an example of law where definition is problematic and has to be...

Not true. (1) Traditionally the police have used some organisational discretion as to the threshold above the limits at which they prosecute. (2) Even above and beyond that officers may exercise discretion in how they treat the matter. *eg. They can just have a chat with you and use the...

Any situation where there is likely to risk and the officer is applying common sense. It's not criticism or prejudice against the individual - it's pragmatic resolution of the system. The officer may have to apply compromise in terms of absolute right in order to deal with the actual...

In a perfect world ...... yes. But in the real world that's unfair - the police officer has to make an assessment based upon what they observe, hear, know, and are told. They may not be told the truth. They may not know everything. They might not observe or hear everything. Moreover the...

While I would normally vote for substance over style - I think the XJR14 was one of the best looking racing cars ever. It's also ageless in a unique way IMO. If you hadn't seen it before and it was wheeled out as a 2024 design you wouldn't think it was from 34 years ago. On a very minor note -...

We're maybe getting to the point on small EV pricing that we should have been at from the start - the problem is whether it is economically sustainable for the manufacturers.

I think it's telling that the cars look so similar. We saw Mercedes go down a different route with sidepods and then revert. Back in the 80s we had more variation - not just in body shapes - but also different engines. Modern cars have homogenised engines and homogenised aerodynamics. The...

I think you'll find they profile .... the trick is to stop more people for additional searches than you actually need to mask it. The disadvantage is it means more staff / slower lines for everybody. The advantage - apart from political niceties - is that it throws an extra complication into...

ISTR that it was border agency staff not customs. I wouldn't be surprised if they were actually held for additional checks because they associated themselves with a terrorist incident. It's then easy for attitudes to get the better of a situation. The situation in Gaza does seem to be...

So a reasonably decent police officer is made to look less than decent by somebody trying to make a political point where the police officer is trying to be pragmatic rather than political - in the midst of a political demonstration. It's not a new problem. It's not helped by a trouble stoking...

The official UK position stated un parliament by both the Conservative government and Labour led opposition is a 2 state solution.

Evolution of forces and tactics in war is swift. The price you are willing to pay and resource you are willing to commit tends to go up. The difference between where the various countries entering WW2 started and where they were after two or three years is staggering. Manpower, logistics...

The problem with the existing setup is it is fuzzy. So arguably the risk regarding identity threat is greater simply because identity is vaguely defined and proved. If you bring in identity cards then you also bring in a better means of defining and verifying identity. And a you can bring in...

My view of the latest legislation is that it is the UK parliament going down the same road as the Scottish and Welsh legislative assemblies and local councils and Mayors. Basically when you have nothing better to do and want to be seen to do something then legislate something reasonably useless...

You have to assume any document somebody carries and that they present for viewing can be forged. So the solution is ultimately to allow somebody who want to verify the card a means of checking it with a central system. The usual checks in the UK are to verify the information you give...