Why do people want to ban things?

Is it just because they can

A display of Christmas food Photo by Marcus Wallis on Unsplash

A local council in one of England’s major cities is attempting to axe a popular Christmas markets on health and safety grounds. Apparently, it has become too popular and too many people are turning up. Over 300,000 attended last Christmas’s market. I believe the decision has been put on hold.

Now the council may have a point regarding health and safety in this case, but I sometimes wonder if some people in authority just want to ban things because they can.

Some years ago, another local council once wanted to ban a fun race.

Lots of glasses of beer. Photo by Yutacar on Unsplash

A race that would involve people running between pubs, having a drink (beer) then running to the next hostelry, all for charity.

Those who professed to know best declared that such a race would encourage binge-drinking. 🙄

Now I have no experience of binge-drinking, but I have partaken in a fun race between pubs.

I mentioned it in my article “I once appeared on the silver screen.”

This race was between four pubs about a mile and a half apart. We had to drink our half pint…