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If you could ban anything what would it be

415 replies

zaza687 · 15/07/2022 00:34

Anything you want what would it be ?

OP posts:
Charlize43 · 15/07/2022 08:50

Property as an 'investment' is particularly evil.

Property should be cheap & affordable and available to all. It should be a basic human right. Banning second homes & multiple home ownership, which have driven up property prices. A house should be a home not an 'investment'.

Rainbowbaby13 · 15/07/2022 08:51

Cyclists
Love island

CuriousCatfish · 15/07/2022 08:53

Mommabear20 · 15/07/2022 08:42

People being such sensitive pansies about everything, and 'ism' (racism, sexism etc).

And this is why these threads should be banned.

Thecatsatonthewalls · 15/07/2022 08:53

Juniperberries25 · 15/07/2022 08:45

Politicians that don't understand the meaning if democracy. Like... I don't know....Nicola Sturgeon.

Less than 50% of Scots voted for pro- independence parties Nicola. Get over yourself and LEAVE OUR COUNTRY ALONE!!!

Less than 44% voted for Boris and less than 37% voted for Brexit.

Sturgeon was democratically elected on a pro independence platform and the Union is one of agreement, she is free to campaign to leave, as are you for the status quo.

OhWhatAShame · 15/07/2022 08:55

Sky lanterns. There are safer ways to remember your loved ones.

ReeseWitherfork · 15/07/2022 09:00

SpilltheTea · 15/07/2022 08:33

MLM huns convinced that they own their own business. I'm not sure why making 10p on a sale of diet pills that cause explosive diarrhea is anything to be proud of.

This tickled me 😂

Greenginghamdress · 15/07/2022 09:02

People who shout insults at strangers in the street. Should be a findable offence
Aggressive dogs
Tories
🙈

Harridance · 15/07/2022 09:02

Cars

Norgie · 15/07/2022 09:07

Religion.

Lady089 · 15/07/2022 09:10

Factory farming. Animal agriculture is also a huge contributor to climate change too but no one talks about that, it is also responsible for the lives of billions of land animals every year, not to mention the abuse that goes on behind closed doors. I wish more people would think more consciously about their food choices.

StClare101 · 15/07/2022 09:13

All hand held devices - smart phones, iPads, Nintendo switches etc.

Bonjovispjs · 15/07/2022 09:16

Smoking.

makeitsonumber1 · 15/07/2022 09:19

Motorbikes
cyclists in lycra

WonderingWanda · 15/07/2022 09:20

Plastic windows in cardboard boxes. Excessive plastic packaging or any other excessive packaging. Shoes don't need a bloody individual box, they go on the floor! Bananas don't need a carrier bag!

tsmainsqueeze · 15/07/2022 09:20

The trend of 'fashion' dogs - french bulldogs , breeds ending in poo etc , and the eff wit's breeding them who know bugger all but don't worry about that as long as they make enough money for their new conservatory , car , holiday , blah blah blah .
But if asked they don't make any money out of it and they love their dog sooooooo much .

heyitsthistle · 15/07/2022 09:20

I wouldn't ban cutting down trees entirely, but I would enable trees to have a listed status to prevent them from being cut down.

Two lovely trees, including a 80yo+ oak, have been felled near me in the past year.

drinkallthecoffee · 15/07/2022 09:21

Sugary food. If it was banned I wouldn't eat so much of it!!!

I definitely think sugary treats and chocolate bars and stuff should be behind the till, a bit like cigarettes, with warnings on them about the risks. Make it harder for people to buy them.

obsessedwithsleep · 15/07/2022 09:24

Massive SUVs

BiscuitLover3678 · 15/07/2022 09:24

Sleep training for anyone under 6 months (sorry). I’d ban it 100% but I can see why some parents go crazy without it. The damage to small babies is evidenced though and people wonder why they end up so messed up.

Sexual harassment that is not already illegal.

Shehasadiamondinthesky · 15/07/2022 09:26

Alcohol.

Inthefirepit · 15/07/2022 09:27

Social media

TheWayoftheLeaf · 15/07/2022 09:35

Cigarettes. And I say that as an ex smoker.

Sparklingbrook · 15/07/2022 09:37

Inthefirepit · 15/07/2022 09:27

Social media

Including MN?

Bubblebubblebah · 15/07/2022 09:38

heyitsthistle · 15/07/2022 09:20

I wouldn't ban cutting down trees entirely, but I would enable trees to have a listed status to prevent them from being cut down.

Two lovely trees, including a 80yo+ oak, have been felled near me in the past year.

Doesn't that already exist as some protective order?

Simonjt · 15/07/2022 09:38

drinkallthecoffee · 15/07/2022 09:21

Sugary food. If it was banned I wouldn't eat so much of it!!!

I definitely think sugary treats and chocolate bars and stuff should be behind the till, a bit like cigarettes, with warnings on them about the risks. Make it harder for people to buy them.

As a type 1 diabetic the lack of drinks that actually contain glucose now is really frustrating, even more so when you buy a pack of emergency sweets for the car and only discover when you need a couple that they’re sugar free!!!