How enforceable is a contentious law?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

Politics, News & Politics, News

4.1 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2014

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Tim Montgomerie is joined by Jenni Russell, Oliver Kamm and Roger Boyes.Jenni Russell agrees in the principles of banning smoking in cars where children are present, after MPs voted in the law this week, however, will it end up - in practice - as yet another pointless and unenforceable law?Oliver Kamm states that 'The Swiss vote to curb EU immigration is a depressing indication of the potency of populist politics in European debate.' Are the current control of immigration within Europe far too tight? Are populist political Parties taking advantage of the untenable immigration fears?Roger Boyes argues that the 'grim' politics of Russian president Vladimir Putin is in danger of being overlooked during this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, 'The Kremlin leader is an authoritarian menace and his bullying tactics in Ukraine and beyond are making a nonsense out of the so-called Olympic spirit.'Subscribe in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/did-you-read Subscribe to The Times: www.thetimes.co.uk...

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1:01.0	Tim Montgomery, comment editor of The Times.
1:04.0	And this week I'm joined by Jenny Russell, Oliver Cam and Roger Boys.
1:10.0	Last night MPs voted to band Smoking in cars when children were present. I support this attempt, but is it going to end up in practice as yet another pointless and unenforced law?
1:20.0	Will it join the hunting ban, the law against female genital mutilation and the law supporting the minimum wage as examples of statute rather than practice?
1:29.0	Why do our legislators spend so much time and energy creating laws which no one can be
1:33.6	bothered to pursue or uphold. The Swiss vote to curb EU immigration on Sunday
1:39.6	is a depressing indication of the potency of populist politics in European debate.
1:44.4	Freedom of Movement is one of the EU's great attributes.
1:48.2	It's of immense benefit to Switzerland, though it is outside the EU,
1:52.4	and it's of immense benefit to the UK as well.
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