Town Hall Turnips In Northumberland Strike Again!

James Cookson has some land and grows vegetables, and of course many times has to many, so rather than let them rot he leaves the surplus out side his house for people to help themselves to, he also has a "honesty box" that you can leave money in if you wish to do so, well wait for this , he received a 4, yes 4 page letter from his local council saying he must sell the vegetables by weight or he could “land himself in trouble”, James — who owns an estate near Morpeth, Northumberland — said: “It’s bureaucracy gone mad and European regulations, we sold five parsnips last week and £1 was left in the honesty box.” A council spokeswoman said: “Even small stalls have the same responsibilities as large retailers.” all I can say is name the council muppet that wrote to him and give him the sack, with a turnip in it!