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Sometimes the exercise of police discretion is reasonable, if the impact on the local community is minimal. The right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester mentioned that sometimes there are very serious disruptions that we all accept, such as Remembrance Day and religious parades. I point out that the Orange parade in Liverpool, which he mentioned in passing, had various aspects over the years, many of which I am afraid were very violent. So sometimes some of those things have to be looked at in a slightly different way.