Quote of the Day 10th September 2013
"There is no such thing as a good tax."
(Sir Winston Churchill)
(Sir Winston Churchill)
Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria
Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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To me its a little like McDonalds being able to pass a law stating everyone should be forced (under threat of imprisonment) to pay £100 per year so they can make "Big Macs".
Does not matter if you never eat them, does not even matter if you are a vegitarian, you must pay the £100 each year or go to prison. Now you can eat as many big macs as you like for this, oh wait, cuts, no you can now only eat 24 big macs per year, but still its now £104 (you know inflation, and the elected board of directors had a vote to put up the big mac fee)
What do you mean - this idea is ridiculous, as it means people have to pay for something they don't want, don't need, don't like and don't use.
Remind me again why I have to pay council tax (i could pay someone to empty my bins privately, that's one of the few things I do want)
But still an evil.