Oh dear, Belfast Telegraph recycles the snow myths

16 December 2010 + 3 , ,

The myth-busting about snow was going so well this year (government giving good advice, councils giving good advice, lawyers saying sensible things and media reporting the issue accurately), and then along comes the Belfast Telegraph’s Lindy McDowell:

Of course we should be able to sort it. But the authorities won’t take responsibility for gritting because they’re scared of being sued. And we can’t self-grit because, again, someone might sue us.

Capitalising on all this? The legal profession who just love a compensation case.

Well, no.

You might also be interested in...

«
»

Comment via Facebook

Comments and references (3)

  1. Chris Taylor says:
    December 16, 2010 at 6:19 pm

    RT @markpack: Blogged: Oh dear, Belfast Telegraph recycles the snow myths – http://bit.ly/hikBMf

  2. Michael Carchrie Campbell says:
    December 17, 2010 at 4:07 am

    Have you seen what Alliance Cllr Laura McNamee (Belfast City Council) says:

    http://www.allianceparty.org/news/005690/ministers_clarification_on_people_gritting_footpaths_is_unsatisfactory.html

  3. Mark Pack says:
    December 17, 2010 at 10:34 am

    I hadn’t – thanks. Have there been any cases in Northern Ireland of anyone being sued after clearing snow? (I’ve not found any elsewhere in the UK.)

C-