“IT’S A START...
The above is a line from the very funny, very mov- ing and well made nineties film,
I BELIEVE IN STARTS...” ‘The
Commitments’. And it is rather appropriate for the beginning of a new year really, following a year which for many has possibly not been their best. But then there’s always an uplifting feeling when taking down the old calendar, putting the new one up (how about your PHTM wallplanner?) and get- ting stuck into the new year. They’re doing that in Scotland good style, as you can see from the front page: at long last the Scot- tish government has gone out to consultation on legislative reform for the trade north of the Border. This consultation period finishes in March, which raises the thought-provoking question: Whose industry legislation will change first – England and Wales, or Scotland? It will be most interesting to see how the two versions of licensing reform take shape; in both situations it’s not before time. January wouldn’t be January without our review of the previous year’s editions, now would it?! So we offer you our usual award categories, such as Bureaucracy Bowl, Hero of the Year, Sad B*****d and so on, for a bit of fun... and of course this fea- ture always sends our cartoonist and type- setters into overdrive. All good stuff, de- signed to lift one momentarily out of the pit of doom and gloom that often prevails at this time of year, what with our less than exhilarating climate – both meteorologically and financially. And then we have our profiles: this time the com- pany is Metro Taxis of Stockport, and the driver, Mike Ward from Leicester, steps aside for a moment while we look at his vehicle: the million mile Metrocab. Cheers for that, Mike – your chari-
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ot is up there with the best of them. Then we have our year-end League Tables: Chief Anorak was working his socks off with all the end of year changes to tariff sheets coming in from around the country. Did you get a rise for Christ- mas? Or did you agree to defer one, for the benefit of your cus- tomers... as they did in Liverpool and a couple of other areas. Then there are the districts where there has been no upward activity in the fares for donkeys’ – the trouble there is, it’s very difficult to drag the tariffs upward on catch-up mode following a period of several years. Need an assist in preparing an application for an increase? You know how to get in touch... Speaking of which, in addition to taking a closer look at the Scottish consultation exercise, Opinion makes an exciting announcement: from January (like, now!) there is an additional huge benefit to NPHA membership, and that is licence protection. The Association has been working on this for over a year, and we believe that becoming a member of your National Association may be the best thing you’ve ever done! Read all about it inside, and if you think you will better your chances of maintain- ing your livelihood with this benefit behind you, then get in touch with the NPHA this second! And finally, Page Four wouldn’t be Page Four with-
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out including a snippet or two occasionally from the Daily Mail’s acerbic wit, Littlejohn. He does his own awards every now and then, including his Mind How You Go award featuring the best (worst) from the Plod. Following on from the Hartlepool force who called out a helicopter to tackle a scare- crow in a hi-viz jacket he had confused with a scrap metal thief, in Glasgow came the news recently that a man was charged with feeding a sausage roll to a police horse. Evidently he was accused of act- ing ‘aggressively’ and committing a breach of the peace... which case is right up there with the Oxford student who spent a night in the cells after asking a mounted policeman if his horse was ‘gay’. “This person is due in court soon... I wonder if the horse will be called to give evidence.” From the heart of You-couldn’t-make-it-up- land, may we wish each and every one of you the happiest, healthiest and most prosperous New Year ever.
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