But you’re not really talking about the law.
It’s like if a station didn’t police uniform and all the SP had been failing to follow the dress regs for a decade at this one station.
That wouldn’t suddenly give the RAF the right to break the rules because enforcement had failed.
It’s the same here. It’s just a failure to enforce high standards because people don’t really understand it.
I mean no one should have tassels on their banners as per policy, and yet nobody seems to understand that.
Does that mean we should just allow tassels? No. I did ask the question, but the authorities confirmed we shouldn’t be using them because it’s a reflection of our relationship to the parent service.
We can’t desire to have things like banners and badges because we want the prestige that comes with them but then disrespect all the rules and conventions that govern them.