Sent this a few hours ago, and it's not appeared, so I'm trying again
before it becomes irrelevant as the argument moves on! (or around and
around...)
On 25 Sep 2008, at 14:20, Adrian Stott wrote:
> When the demand for something exceeds supply, the best method of
> dealing with the situation *is* usually to put a market-clearing price
> on it.
I don't normally bother replying to Adrian, but this seems to me to
be the nub of the argument. Adrian believes this, and lots of us
don't. Events over the past year have shown the danger of a laissez
faire approach to markets, and the need for regulation to control
them to avoid massive disruption to the system.
As regards BW, they are required as a public authority to act
"reasonably" at all times, and the debate is about what is reasonable
in the circumstances (at the end of the day, what the next High Court
judge would deem to be reasonable, to which he/she will apply the
test of the man on the Clapham omnibus).
In the case of visitor mooring supply in honey pots, there's no need
to impose charges as a precursor to applying firmer control: they
already have the power to make a penalty charge of £25 per night for
overstaying, which if used surely should fund as much wardening as
necessary.
All the best
Bruce
There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet.
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