Doesn't Cuba Gooding Jr. already have an Oscar? Why, then, are we subjected to a movie where he plays someone who is retarded?

The BBC is once again discussing the issue of overly high hedges causing bad feelings between neighbors. There is a great photo captioned "Protesters have fought a long campaign against hedge abuse". This does not appear to be a joke. A small change in UK law will soon allow local governments to intervene in hedge disputes. Clare Hinchcliffe (love that name) is the spokesperson for Hedgeline, a group the BBC describes as the national lobby and support group for the victims of high hedges (and clicking on that link does seem to confirm this) had this to say:

(for) Clare Hinchcliffe, who has campaigned for six years against nuisance hedges, it is the end of a long fight.

"The victims of high hedges have waited a long time to hear this. Hedge bullying will now be clearly labelled as what it is, anti-social behaviour."