THE author of a book honouring First World War soldiers has been told he needs £5m worth of insurance to sell them on council premises. The cover Mark Sutton 
(right) needs is to protect against people dropping books on their feet or getting a paper cut and then suing the council. He says the council’s demand goes against everything the men in the book, Tell Them Of Us, stood for. But Swindon Council spokeswoman Victoria Tagg said the insurance was necessary to protect against potential claims. “All suppliers of services and products to Swindon Council must have public liability insurance,” she said. “The cover we require is normally for £5m but we are prepared to reduce this to £2m for some smaller suppliers.” The book has now been taken off the shelves. Mark, 44, said: “It’s crazy. I refuse to get the insurance. I'm not going to bow down to it. It’s against the principles of what I wrote the book for. It’s just another one of these silly health and safety measures and it has gone potty.” Swindon Advertiser 22/2/07.
(right) needs is to protect against people dropping books on their feet or getting a paper cut and then suing the council. He says the council’s demand goes against everything the men in the book, Tell Them Of Us, stood for. But Swindon Council spokeswoman Victoria Tagg said the insurance was necessary to protect against potential claims. “All suppliers of services and products to Swindon Council must have public liability insurance,” she said. “The cover we require is normally for £5m but we are prepared to reduce this to £2m for some smaller suppliers.” The book has now been taken off the shelves. Mark, 44, said: “It’s crazy. I refuse to get the insurance. I'm not going to bow down to it. It’s against the principles of what I wrote the book for. It’s just another one of these silly health and safety measures and it has gone potty.” Swindon Advertiser 22/2/07. 
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