15th April 2013, 05:50 AM
barkingdigger Wrote:Then Maggie came along and proposed a system whereby everybody over the Age of Consent paid the same amount to maintain civilisation, ...
Not forgetting the iniquities of the Poll Tax where the citizens of the 3 richest London boroughs had a zero rating and paid nothing whilst those living in London's 3 poorest boroughs paid the highest Poll Tax in the land. The Tories were never able to make the 'profligate' spending of Lambeth for example look really profligate when a vast part of their spending went on prosecuting families who never had a chance of paying the tax in the first place. let alone the fines levied on them for failing to pay. Meanwhile the rich got richer.....who also can forget the archaeological unit who dobbed their casual staff in to the local authority as Poll Tax refusniks after the unit in question refused to pick up the Poll Tax tab for the hostel they were running and for which they were responsible. Many diggers got a fine (and bill) for the Poll Tax sent to their 'home' address months and years after they had ceased working for said unit.....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...