Ah,
Don't mistake me for a right winger, I'm actually far from that.

I take your point about public spending being for the greater good and in theory it's sound... However in terms of "value for money" we get a very raw deal indeed, given that £0.47 out of every £1 in our pockets ends up back at the treasury before the end of the year.

For example - since the early nineties, the notion of free education has bitten the dust. I'd rather see my tax pounds spent on education than paying a local councillor £120k a year while services are reduced under the justification of "cost cutting".

This is why I'm a member of Taxpayer's Alliance.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 17 Mar 2009, 11:07, Reply)