A country suffering from compensation

THERE is probably no country in Europe as litigious as ours. Egged on by a small number of greedy lawyers, people are encouraged to view a minor fall, scratch, graze or pulled muscle as an alternative to winning the National Lottery.

No area of human activity has been spared the paralysis that has accompanied this rising tide of claims.

Schools, churches, local authorities, farms, open-air concerts, whatever, are all hit in a big way.