Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bishopsgate Supreme Court ruling | |
Posted by: | Andrew Jones | |
Date/Time: | 04/07/22 00:17:00 |
Maggie, I live a 1.2 mile walk away from Boots, so it was about a 2.5 mile round trip. The things I bought and collected were light. I have good mobility (this wasn’t the case a few years ago, but fortunately things have improved at least a hundredfold since then). Given that I undertook my journey by foot, without any discomfort I can’t see how most people could think that had I undertaken this journey by car, it could be deemed a ‘necessary’ journey. It could be that it was necessary that I made the collection e.g. if I was picking up a prescription, but it still would have been unnecessary to make the journey by car. You are of course likely to be in the best position to determine whether a journey you undertake is ‘necessary’ but any opinion you form is subjective, and there is no guarantee you are correct as to the necessity of your journey. If it had been raining heavily today, I probably wouldn’t have walked to Boots, but I might have driven and parked nearby. I still wouldn’t have considered my journey by car necessary, but I would have considered it offered me a degree of convenience and comfort compared to walking. I’m sure others in a similar position might have thought such a journey was in fact necessary. It’s very subjective but not all objective. Margaret Thatcher said in 1987 “ … there is no such thing as society” and she was wrong. There is a balance to be struck between individualism and collectivism. I’m sure you will dislike this concept, but sometimes it’s not the individual who’s best placed to determine what’s good for the community. |