Road pricing

The thought of the half-baked road pricing scheme being pushed through parliament (after a petition against the idea gained a million and a half signatories) is so infuriating. Why can people not see it? This, is Tony Blair's legacy. Taxing citizens to the hilt, and then smacking a great big green label over the top to hide the fact that every penny will go in to party coffers. And what with the new Freedom of Information Act exemptions, the Government will not have to explain where this money is going. Nice!

To be honest, there are so many 4WDs around. I, personally, see no need for them but this is a democratic country! Those with bigger cars are already paying higher Road Tax and more Fuel Tax to run their cars. On top of this, councils are planning to up the parking charge for larger vehicles. Yes, even when your car is parked and emitting nothing, you still have to pay more. The thing is, those with 4WDs are generally wealthy people, so charging them £1.30 per mile on top of all the other charges won't make the blindest bit of difference. Instead, it's those with families who will be hit.

Dammit, I wish the British people would stand up and say they're not going to take this sort of crap. The Americans wouldn't take it.