What, exactly, are property rights?Dick Puddlecote posts an interesting video, one that repeats the question of the heading to this post. Is it not right that the owner of a property or business should decide what can and cannot take place within the confines of which the government – and the law – maintain is ‘theirs’?

From this post three years ago and the 2005 ‘manifesto’ (page 67) of the Labour Party:

“The legislation will ensure that all restaurants will be smoke-free; all pubs and bars preparing and serving food will be smoke-free; and other pubs and bars will be free to choose whether to allow smoking or to be smoke-free. In membership clubs the members will be free to choose whether to allow smoking or to be smoke-free.” (Emphasis mine)

Yet another manifesto ‘promise’ that became but ASH(es) as a result of a government funded pressure group – but I digress. Neither will I delve into the Conservative Party opposition towards this policy…..

Anyways, back to the video that DP posted and the question posed therein.

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-exactly-are-property-rights.html

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