Some agree with him, and some don’t. He’s back and this time walking about tax. Ed
So now they’re going to tax the Broadband. Of course they are – they’re politicians, aren’t they? What took them so long?
Only 50p per month they assure us.
To begin with. Hands up anyone who can recall a tax that didn’t go up and up until it reached all reasonable limits? And then went up some more?
Well, it’s for a good cause we’re told. To finance the further expansion of Broadband services to less accessible areas.
Yeah, right. Like road tax is used to improve our roads.And council tax/nee rates is used to build more homes.
Triumphant Roman Generals, enjoying their parade, were accompanied by a spoil-sport whispering in their ear words to the effect – ‘Remember you’re just an ordinary Joe.You just got lucky is all’.
Politicians should have a gadget fixed to their ear which cuts in as soon as they open their mouth. And advises; ‘Just shut up. Who the hell do you imagine believes a word you say?’
I’m waiting for the day when a leading scientist appears on the telly and says ‘Ah, but we only said IF world temperatures continue to rise at the present rate ….’
The latest news in the pollution of the planet saga is that it isn’t only cows to blame. It’s sheep as well. They apparently fart well above their weight. According to those who make it their business to measure such things.
So, next time you go for a country stroll, don’t only cuss a cow.Spare some time to boo a baa-lamb too.
But hold on a mo – before man started keeping herds of animals, was not the planet covered with a blanket of bison and wild cattle, deer and horses, elephants and antelope – whole mammoth herds of them in fact?
Didn’t that lot convert greenery into methane just as efficiently?
