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That is in a society in which regard for the police is not as it was in the days—here I will show my age; everyone over 70 will understand this—of the fictional “Dixon of Dock Green” or even the more recent but still distant “Z-Cars”. These days, respect for those in any position of authority has to be earned, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
I muse, then, whether that area is ripe for amendment, to make it absolutely clear that sections X, Y, and Z apply as defences in part 2. Minister, do you think that there would be value in pursuing that?
It has been a long time since I registered, but my understanding is that registering to vote is a declaratory process—you say X, Y and Z and then it is up to the electoral registration officers to ask you for further information if there are things that they need to clarify.
They ask why they keep getting medicines that they do not need and that are thrown in the bin; why the food comes at the wrong time so that it is always wasted; or why X, Y or Z happens. There are lots of examples of that.
I remember all too well in the independence referendum being pressed for not just plan A, but plans B, C, D and E right through to Z on every single issue. Here we are, three months after a referendum, and the UK Government does not even have plan A.