Madness at Large

WOW!!!!!!!!!! Has everybody gone mad?  Paxman is back after a break when he had his brain softened.
So last night he showed us a lot of louts marching into a Vodaphone shop and demanding that Vodaphone pay some ludicrous amount in taxation.   To comment on this the producer had acquired the help of a ratfaced Trade Unionist and someone from perhaps the Institute of Economic Affairs or some such body - rosy cheeked optimistic.  They then proceeded to talk about the morals of taxation during which Ratface frevealed himself to be a very old fashioned communist.

I saw something different.  I saw a band of citizens marching into a shop owned by another band of citizens and demanding that a huge sum of money should be handed over to the Government.  But the collection of taxes is the most unpopular thing that a government has to do.  Wars have been fought over it.  Men have died for it.  New nations have emerged from it.  Yet here we see ordinary citizens doing the work of government and the dirtiest work at that. The Government should not be let off the hook, but they love to see tax collected by some third party.

Once they have done this by having differential rates of tax and intoducing PAYE they can divide the people into two groups and make each think  that the other is their enemy.  Thus did they convince the marchers of Oxford Street that Vodaphone was cheating them on the flimsiest possible grounds. And thus do Dave and his schoolboys rule the country.                 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn