Please let these councils make their own excuses, they are better practiced and have so many prepared for every occasion. I have heard most of them and remain to be convinced of any of this hypocrisy.

Foe they will also claim they have a statutory duty to enforce this legislation and that they would face critcism if they did not do so.

If what you say is true, they are placing the public at risk because they do not have the resouces to carry out their stautory duties, which is pretty much the same and just as bad as turning a blind eye. the law of the land MUST be evenly and fairly enforced.

In any case you are agreeing with me that that the current licesing law and its enforcement is not workable.

But why then are they not fighting a Bill that gives them even more responsiblity and will be equally unworkable in practice?