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What You can Do On

A: You can take part in, or start yourself, Forums, Polls and Petitions:

“Conscience” said Ambrose Bierce, the journalist, “is the thought that someone, somewhere might be watching”.

This section of the site enables you, The Cavaliers, to come together at last and expose those Roundheads who are persecuting us all. We are all watching them now and pricking their consciences.

  1. You can read what other people are saying in the various forums and add your own comments if you wish. You can do this anonymously using your own, invented, “user name”. You are not identified. You do not need to be a member to use these forums but we very much hope that you will join us.

  2. You can start a new subject in the Forum.

  3. You can highlight offensive or unreasonable action by Roundheads in a particular area of the UK that has affected you personally, identifying the guilty parties and seek other Cavaliers who have suffered from the same source to join you in highlighting that action and those parties.

  4. You can, particularly if you are supported by other Cavaliers, give publicity to such action by Roundheads in your local press.

  5. This might be, for instance, unnecessarily Draconian parking enforcement, unreasonable rules for rubbish collection or indefensibly bossy and arrogant officials in any field.

  6. In certain cases, you may be able to give publicity on your case to the national press.

  7. You can pick up reliable national reports from the press on Roundhead behaviour and send them to this site where other Cavaliers can comment.

  8. This might cover, for instance, some inane new tax, like the proposed increase in Vehicle Excise Duty, the proposed tax on rubbish or some other tax, often explained away by “green” reasons but meant merely to fill the gaping black hole at the Treasury.

  9. It might be the proposed new “Eco Towns” dreamed up by that arch Roundhead, John Prescott, which plan to concrete over some very attractive parts of our land against strong local opposition.

  10. It might be some lunatic new law from Brussels that we have never been consulted upon and decided by politicians that we did not elect, inflicted upon us by bureaucrats whom we cannot fire.

  11. You can organise an on-line petition or poll on any given subject that is relevant to Roundhead behaviour, like those listed above. You can do this completely free.

  12. Given sufficient backing, you can submit that petition or poll to national coverage on, for instance, the Number 10 website, national newspapers or sympathetic bodies. Where a national newspaper is running a similar petition we can arrange to liase with that campaign if coming together will help the cause.

B: Join the Cavaliers .You can then identify yourself as a Cavalier to those pesky Roundheads.

  1. As the Cavaliers gradually become more recognised, identifying yourself as a member of the Laughing Cavaliers may bring you some benefits.

  2. We will therefore be offering members such initial identification in the form of car stickers so that parking attendants, car clampers and others will know they have to treat you fairly or run the risk of being exposed.

  3. Also enamelled badges or brooches, bearing the picture of the Laughing Cavalier, will be available shortly.

  4. Polo shirts with the Laughing Cavalier logo and other merchandise will shortly be added to our branded goods.

  5. We will be selling such merchandise and making a profit (we hope). This is one of the very few ways we can raise money to help run the site.

  6. Joining the Cavaliers is the only time that you will need to give details of your name and provide contact details. Those details are kept secure. On the Forums you need only use your own chosen “User Name”.

  7. Remember though that The Laughing Cavaliers need you! Do, please, consider joining us in the fight against barmy bureaucracy. It only costs £7.50 a year to become a member.

C: You can nominate a Roundhead of the Month (Members only)

  1. Every month you, The Laughing Cavaliers, can nominate a “Roundhead of the Month”; an individual or organisation that has shown particularly noteworthy Roundhead behaviour.

  2. Nominations will be considered and we will post details of the winner every month.

  3. The lucky winner will receive a gift wrapped lemon from us and as much publicity as can be mustered by all Cavaliers.

D: You can nominate a Cavalier of the Month (Members only)

  1. While we chide the wrongdoers we also praise the worthy and every month we will also seek nominations for the award of “Cavalier of the Month”; a person or organisation who has acted in a fashion that we would all approve of to highlight the actions of Roundheads.

  2. The winner here will receive a certificate from us and, again, as much publicity as the Cavaliers can muster.