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Enfield Council in bid to outlaw spitting
A report on the BBC news Website this week indicates that Enfield Council have approached Ken Clarke at The Ministry of Justice to request permission to introduce a by-law banning spitting in the street, parks and public spaces. They want to introduce an on-the-spot-fine for perpetrators ... If my observations are typical the collected fines are likely to make Enfield one of the wealthiest boroughs in London!
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This ambitious bit of policy making has recieved a bit of a boost this week with news that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson is supportive when he said he found the habit offensive. The London Mayor made his comments following a question from GLA member Joanne McCartney relating to Enfield Council's bid to outlaw spitting in parks and public places.
A poster campaign has been launched and an online petition has been set up to register residents responses. If 2,750 signatures are collected it will trigger a full council debate and may enable by-law change to be made.Whilst this is clearly a worthwhile ambition - I can't help thinking it will take more than a few posters and a council debate to have any real effect on behaviour.
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