"I sure tell my family, 'Don't blame me, I don't make the rules' a lot for someone that makes literally every single rule in this house." The rules parents set for their children are often informed by ...

Households could be forced to install heat pumps in the middle of their gardens because of an “arbitrary” rule. Heat pumps must be installed at least 1 metre (3.28 feet) from any boundary wall ...

Rachel Reeves has said plans to scrap paperwork and “arbitrary rules” for thousands of UK businesses would save firms almost £6 billion a year by the time of the next election. She set out a package ...

Contrary to the popular saying, rules aren't meant to be broken, as they are foundational to society and exist to uphold safety, fairness and order in the face of chaos. The collective benefits of ...

Arbitrary workplace rules are a frequent source of exasperation, particularly if they are irrelevant to an employee’s capacity to do their job to a satisfactory standard. This is a prime subject of ...

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Rachel Reeves has said plans to scrap paperwork and “arbitrary rules” for thousands of UK businesses would save firms almost £6bn a year by the time of the next election. She set out a package of ...