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Competition

The law is an ass

4 June 2016

9:00 AM

4 June 2016

9:00 AM

In Competition No. 2950 you were invited to propose a new and ludicrous piece of legislation along with a justification for it.

Although Basil Ransome-Davies makes it into the winning line-up, some might argue that his proposal is far from ludicrous, given that cats are taking over the internet. Another suggestion that struck me as eminently sensible included Carolyn Thomas-Coxhead’s call for a ban on the wearing of protuberant rucksacks in busy places.

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