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12:49

Asking the man on the Clapham Omnibus would neatly illustrate the power of propaganda and soundbites. "Compensation culture" has such a nice ring to it doesn't it?

I suppose if you are spoon fed propaganda then you start to believe it. It does not mean it is correct though does it. I'm prepared to accept that fraud exists but the extent is a complete mystery to me. After all, nobody releases justification and Keen doesn't have a clue.

For the rest you're wrong. Most Western countries compensate whiplash to a greater or lesser degree. Abolishing or limiting whiplash compensation is not a 'laudable goal of public policy' as it goes contrary to decades and centuries of legal principle that have not in fact changed - if someone injuries you then they compensate you.

I am however surprised that you say that something being a laudable goal of public policy is justification in itself. Without justification that something is in fact a laudable goal that way lies tyranny. It is notable that there is a complete absence of justification for the current proposals.

I suggest you go onto the Clapham Omnibus and ask whether or not, if injured, that a person should be compensated. that is the correct question to ask and I suspect the answer would be a resounding "yes".

If you said we need to obliterate the hangers on and CMCs and medical reporting agencies and so on then I'd be with you on that, but I suspect we are too polarised in our opinions for even that.

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