Stand by for a party political broadcast on behalf of the PBP (Pro Boating Party)
Here we are, enjoying our cruise and life has slowed down its pace, we
are loving every moment. A slow chug along the River or Canal as we make
our way to who knows where. Life was proceeding all calm and serene,
then we heard on the radio today that the Con-a-Lib government if
re-elected is toying with the old Thatcher idea of bringing back the
poll tax.
It is many years since Thatcher’s Tory government
tried to impose the Poll Tax. Officially termed the Community Charge.
The Poll Tax amounted to a flat rate tax that individuals had to pay to
their Local Councils regardless of their income. In an effort to bring
the Cameron Big Society one step closer, it has been announced that
council tax is to go through a re-evaluation process for each house and
this will also apply to every live-aboard or constant cruising or
constant mooring boat in the UK. It will be administered for boaters
under the new Inland Waterways charity. Cycling Angling Rambling Trust
(CaRT)
All current house
and boat values will be reassessed and one of the main criteria for the
assessment will be the quality of the area in which you live, frequent
or have a mooring. How this move back to the poll tax will square with
the big society I am not altogether sure. Will they will charge us more
if we live or moor in a nice area and charge us less if we live or moor
in a rough area. Your guess is as good as mine about how the quality
will be assessed. I suppose it will have something to do with the crime
figures and the numbers of families living on state benefits.
Just down the road from where we are moored at the moment, there is a huge house. It would seem that there is an extended English, Greek and German family living in it. The owner "Brenda" is a grumpy old woman who always wears a head scarf. She also has a large pack of irritable little noisy dogs which have been allowed to run free in her garden. To the best of my knowledge her car isn't taxed or insured and doesn't even have a number plate, but the local police do nothing. I know she lives on state benefits and she has never held down a real job. Yet they seem to be able to afford to spend months away on holiday every year.
Her bad-tempered husband known as "Da Greek" is notorious for his racist comments. A local Asian shopkeeper blamed him for arranging the murder of his son and his son's girl-friend, but still nothing has been proved.
All their kids have broken marriages except the youngest, who everyone thought was gay anyway. Two grandsons are meant to be in the armed forces. But are always out partying in nightclubs wearing Nazi insignia although one has married and may eventually quieten down. The other is a ginger, so there is no chance there then. To be honest the family are totally dysfunctional and out of control. I feel sorry for the families living near Windsor castle maybe they can qualify and get a poll tax rebate.
Just down the road from where we are moored at the moment, there is a huge house. It would seem that there is an extended English, Greek and German family living in it. The owner "Brenda" is a grumpy old woman who always wears a head scarf. She also has a large pack of irritable little noisy dogs which have been allowed to run free in her garden. To the best of my knowledge her car isn't taxed or insured and doesn't even have a number plate, but the local police do nothing. I know she lives on state benefits and she has never held down a real job. Yet they seem to be able to afford to spend months away on holiday every year.
Her bad-tempered husband known as "Da Greek" is notorious for his racist comments. A local Asian shopkeeper blamed him for arranging the murder of his son and his son's girl-friend, but still nothing has been proved.
All their kids have broken marriages except the youngest, who everyone thought was gay anyway. Two grandsons are meant to be in the armed forces. But are always out partying in nightclubs wearing Nazi insignia although one has married and may eventually quieten down. The other is a ginger, so there is no chance there then. To be honest the family are totally dysfunctional and out of control. I feel sorry for the families living near Windsor castle maybe they can qualify and get a poll tax rebate.
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