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Feck
Excellent piece. Here are a couple more myths perpetrated by some of the pro-whip brigade.... Whips are an essential tool to ensure that horses run straight.... yeah cos' no horse, in the history of horse racing, has ever veeered or shied away from the whip You can only put forward a view if you've ridden horses (and preferably a few winners under rules too) .... almost too stupid to bother responding to. May as well shut the horse racing forum down. |
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gman
I think your key board might be knackered. Z the only working key. |
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yourzzz righzzt penzzzzzzzance
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The first two races at Brighton put to bed a few of their "arguments" Gerry.
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indeed.
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Feck, you need to proceed with caution ( yep, I know it's a masonic phrase).
![]() Your posts seem to be making a few of the readers nod off, but, worse, do you realise who you may be up against? One leading member of the Countryside Alliance has recently been released from prison. He is Lord Hanningfield. "Lord Hanningfield has threatened legal action over his "unlawful arrest" over money claimed when he was leader of Essex County Council. He was held at home in September after his release from jail for parliamentary expenses fraud. In a "letter before claim" to Essex Police, his lawyers said he was seeking £3,000 for unlawful arrest and detention and £1,500 for trespass. Essex Police said they had received the letter and were considering it. Lord Hanningfield was jailed for nine months in July for falsely claiming £14,000 while he was a Conservative peer in the House of Lords. The former pig farmer, from West Hanningfield, near Chelmsford, had claimed expenses for overnight stays in London when he was not in the capital. He was released early, after serving nine weeks, and given a curfew and electronic tag. 'Had no right' His lawyers said his arrest at his home early one morning in September was unlawful. Mark Spragg of Keystone Law said: "They can't just go and arrest anybody they feel like, there has to be a reason. "On this occasion it appears that the arrest may have been unlawful in practical terms because he was arrested inside his house. "Police actually had no right to go through his front door... they didn't have a search warrant." He added: "Ultimately we would like expenses for Lord Hanningfield because he has suffered at their hands." The letter before claim states that the reasons given for the arrest were unclear and also seeks costs of £2,000. Speaking at the time of the arrest, Mr Spragg had described it as "hitting a man when he is down" and a "complete travesty". Lord Hanningfield is on police bail until 18 January. " That's from a BBC report. He must be some man as he's prepared to stand up to the Essex police as soon as he gets out of nick. You should be quaking in your boots ( plastic, of course). ![]() |
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He sounds like another volunteer for a whip demonstration Sean.
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