Interpreting the Law
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
Whilst ‘religious' and ‘personal' are relatively easily defined, ‘political' is less clear but slogans, statements or images related to the following are not permitted:
· any local, regional or national government or any of its departments, offices or functions
Verdicts that turn on it 1
Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
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