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I appreciate some on here know all the rules and check the website daily. But making a website is not leadership. Allowing folk to interpret how to implement advice is not leadership. We make rules that are either not rules, or are rules that are not implemented, not checked up on . . . ...
You are a more conscientious citizen than many. I naively assumed that Gove spouting bollocks reflects a loosness of guidance. A quick check online shows that the guidance is actually quite clear and I was wrong. If Gove is giving guidance that conflicts with official then that would be bad.
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You have encapsulated the problem. The Brits hate rules, and much prefer guidelines, 'best practice' and other hand-wavy platitudes. Warm weasel words from that old sause-box, Gove, the tinker. That way it can all be nice, and folk can show how responsible and community spirited they are.
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