Hi Simon
Firstly I agree absolutely that your physical location does not make you a member of anything.
Marc Stevens makes that argument on nostateproject.net.
It sounds like what they did with your Granny was put her on the Liverpool care pathway, you can check that out here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Care_Pathway_for_the_Dying_PatientApparently they actually get paid for using it, how sick is that?
I agree that governments can change but unfortunately it usually gets worse not better.
With regards to the word “Everyone” there is no listing in Blacks law dictionary, however I checked it out in a couple of standard English dictionaries and it is defined as: “every person”, no mention of a man.
I checked out the council charter and at the beginning it says “we
aim to” and at the end it says “we are committed to a quality service”
So “we
aim to answer letters within 5 working days” or “we
aim to deal with complaints within 15 working days” does not obligate them to anything, they just missed a target as I see it.
“We are committed to a quality service” doesn’t say whether it’s a good quality service, or a crap quality service, just a quality service. (I’m guessing it’s a crap quality service)
However more importantly let’s not forget that it’s a “customer charter”. Are you their customer? Do you wish to be their customer?
That’s one of the questions I would ask them, “What facts/evidence do you rely on that I am your customer without my consent?”
If I were you I would try to avoid fighting any battles at the moment until your mum gets better, you have enough to worry about for the time being. Just use the time to research your strategy until your circumstances improve.
Hope your mum gets better soon.
@Dreadlock
Hi Dreadlock, good to hear you have the council a little perplexed; I look forward to hearing their reply, if they have one.
Your questions look good to me, but I think I would have used the word estate instead of trust. Just a feeling, I could be wrong.
Did you include a fee schedule if they want you to act in the role of a person? I think £20,000 per annum would be very reasonable.
I’ve still not heard from them, just using the time to gather questions for a notice or affidavit if they send a summons.
Best of luck.