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Thankless occupation

THE LATEST bit of rubbish to stem from the shiny pants is a suggestion that people like me should be saddled with a massive increase in registration fees to encourage us to update to the latest in technology – to improve safety and protect the environment. I’m not one of those who are disbelievers. The earth’s climate has been subject to change for centuries – long before there was an explosion of homo sapiens polluting the environment; long before homo sapiens were even present on the globe.

Virtually each and every one of us is taking advantage of the God-given earth’s natural bounties. I doubt if we can do a lot to

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