Hyde Park charging people to play sport?

[Steve_God]

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-royal-parks-stop-hyde-park-from-charging-people-to-play-sport

Shocked at the thought? So was I...

[ClunkintheUK]

Signed.

It really wound me up too, since the royal parks are maintained by tax payers money.

London would be unlivable IMHO without its parks.

[Mark_h]

If however the event/sport organiser charges for players to play then I feel it's only fair that they should pay a fee towards the upkeep of the park. By the time you've got a few commercial organisations doing sessions there will be less space remaining for Joe Public to have a kick-about anyway.

That said though for now makes sense to me to keep it free for all but to dissuade commercial operators from getting too greedy.

[Bibio]

where does all the charging stop if the public keep letting things like this happen, toll barriers to walk down the streets?

it's bad enough that they got away with congestion charging. where does all the money go that they raise for congestion charging.

[Steve_God]

where does all the charging stop if the public keep letting things like this happen

^^ this.

It's the principle of the thing. Once an idea is established, it's a dangerous principle that cash strapped Councils could easily latch onto.

Do we really want the UK at the top of this chart?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38704000/gif/_38704199_obesity_gra300.gif

[Spank86]

Do we really want the UK at the top of this chart?

depends what the alternative is.


We could always just euthanize anyone over 11 stone.

[Mark_h]

depends what the alternative is.


We could always just euthanize anyone over 11 stone.

Up it to 15 stone and you've got a plan right there.

[Spank86]

If I'd said 15 people might have realised I was serious.

[PyroUK]

Up it to 15 stone and you've got a plan right there.

:-o *gulp*