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I agree that there should be more tax on the rich, but anyone who can afford the internet can afford an extra 50p a month, especially if it really does go towards equipping the nation with faster broadband.
If the government needs to raise more tax, which is highly likely now after the bail outs, a small tax on internet use is logical. People who can afford computers and broadband subscriptions can easily afford an extra 50p a month.
As a lifelong non-smoker I well remember going to smoke-filled pubs and so I know how much nicer pubs are now for the majority who don’t smoke.
What about the freedom for non-smokers to be able to breathe relatively clean air when they go to pubs?
It just shows that a lot of people value wrecking their lungs with toxic smoke more than they value watching football.
I do think the BNP is a divisive threat threat in our society. I also think is that they are unlikely do much better in elections. The greatest danger they pose is through their actions on the street and at meetings, not what their few elected representatives do, although I suppose that gives them a platform and a bit of credibility as a political force.
The BNP have gained not by increasing their vote but by the collapse in the Labour vote.
Those who used the BNP for a protest vote this time round will probably not vote BNP again.
And just look at the number or unelected people Brown’s bringing into government – Lord Mandelson as his effective deputy, Alan Sugar (yes, really!), Lady Glenys Kinnock, Lord Adonis…….to name just 4.
I know this is nothing new but on this scale – labour was supposed to be democratic but this is despotism!
I wish advertising standards could be applied to religious propaganda.
