Nanny state Britain

Britain is turning into a nanny state more and more. Today in The Daily mirror it was reported that the council have threatened parents to remove paddling pool for children because it didn't have a lifeguard.

Katie Joyce and other mums chipped in for the 10ft plastic pool to give their children a holiday treat.

But when they set up the £50 inflatable on a council-owned communal green without permission, they were warned it would be removed on safety grounds.

Bosses at Warwick district council feared a child could get hurt although the water was only 12 inches deep.

They told families on the Fallow Hill estate in Leamington Spa not to let children use it.

The letter added: "Permission has not been granted for its use. The council cannot be held liable and persons using the pool are not insured. The council are considering removing it."

Residents say the council was unhappy because there was no lifeguard or first aider. But angry parents claim they watch the children and there are never more than six in the pool.

Am I the only one in this sorry excuse for a country that feels that this is ridiculously over the top? This has to stop. Parents have to start taking responsibility for their own children and councils have to start letting them take responsibility.