The blame for the excessive back-covering being exercised by local authorities, Scout groups and others, as exemplified by concerns with the dire risks of playing conkers, should be firmly laid where it belongs - on the greed and unscrupulousness of lawyers.
It was a bad day when the legal profession was allowed to tout for custom.
The abuse of this freedom is scandalous and in need of reform.
-Vince Wild, Brighton
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