Tarmacing a drive in Essex

[Fredxx]

You're missing my point. The government has a duty to ensure there is sufficient housing for the people who can and choose to live here.

I can't help it if an incompetent Labour government, who said there would only be 30,000 immigrants from the expanded EU who would want to come and settle here, has allowed the mass immigration that has occurred in recent years.

Until there is sufficient housing, or a change in policy to send people back to the country of origin, I would support any application for land to be used for residential purposes.

[Man at B&Q]

I see your point entirely, and the question still stands. Why should there be a duty to ensure housing for everyone who chooses to come here voluntarily?

MBQ

[Man at B&Q]

Dave,

The link on your homepage to the fair trader scheme is broken.

Your site violates the e-commerce regulations by not displaying a geographical address. See

Consequently, you are in violation of the fair trader scheme by not complying with the law.

MBQ

[John Rumm]

6(1)(b).

I don't think those apply in this case, since if you look at the definition of "Information society service":

From:

"any service normally provided for remuneration, at a distance, by means of electronic equipment for the processing (including digital compression) and storage of data, and at the individual request of a recipient of a service" (Recital 17 of the Ecommerce Directive). This requirement should be broadly construed. For example, although a simple "brochure" website might not be an information society service, a website that earns money through advertising almost certainly will constitute an information society service, even if it is completely free to users.

The TMH site has no e-commerce capability and is simple brochure site. It appears to carry no paid for advertising either.

[The Medway Handyman]

6(1)(b).

I don't do e commerce SFB.

FOAD.

[The Medway Handyman]

>> Quote:

Thanks John, but the man is a complete f****it. He is a rabid cyclist & doesn't like it when people disagree with him.

[Fredxx]

At what point should the cut-off be? 3 generations? 2 years?

We have what is laughably called a democracy, where the government allegedly act on behalf of the people, certainly on behalf of pressure groups. You are just as culpable as anyone else for the situation we're in. We can't blame any self-styled dictator for the mess.

[Man at B&Q]

According to

"The regulations apply to businesses that:

sell goods or services to businesses or consumers on the internet, or by email or Standard Messaging Service (SMS), ie text messages *advertise* on the internet, or by email or SMS "

(my emphasis).

If that has been modified by subsequent legal opinion or judgement then I am happy to be corrected.

MBQ

[Man at B&Q]

ad hominem.

At least fix the broken link so others can judge for themselves.

MBQ

[John Rumm]

See

>> 6(1)(b).

> "The regulations apply to businesses that:

IIUC the "advertise" in that context would mean paid for adverts sourced by ad servers etc, and/or possibly paid for ad campaigns such as Google ad words (or for that matter paying other webmasters to advertise your service). Brochureware sites generally don't meet any sensible definition of e-commerce.

(If TMH was either VAT registered or trading through an incorporated business, then additional rules would kick in).

Generally its preferable to have a geographic address included - since it adds confidence to the prospective buyer - but in the context of TMH's MO, it seems less relevant.

[The Medway Handyman]

Its fixed f****it, now FOAD.

Sad bastard - nothing better to do.

[Man at B&Q]

Anyone who cares to read Dave's posts on uk.rec.cycling will see that the pot really is calling the kettle...

MBQ