17.08.07
Inherited disappointments
Seems the tories want to abolish inheritance tax. Can anyone hear the word “bribe” in there somewhere?
So then inheritance tax, what’s the deal?
It seems odd that the tories would want to abolish it. They’re the party of unfettered capitalism after all. Don’t capitalists state that “there should be a level playing field” and also “people do well on merit”? So if you believe that then you should also believe in a 100% inheritance tax for all otherwise neither of those previous statements hold true.
The other wotsit was a thing showing the most disappointing tourist sights/sites in the UK. The 3rd was Blackpool Tower, 2nd was the Angel of the North, the top was Stonehenge.
The Angel!?!?!? Surely not. It’s not really a destination in my mind. It’s just something that’s there; and it’s wonderful. Hardly a better example of public art anywhere. Certainly better than that statue of the french bird they’ve got at New York that they shoved somewhere inaccessible to keep it out of the way. I mean really!
The best one was Alnwick Castle. Never been. Maybe I should go. Will it be full of bloody Harry Potter fans? Prolly.
Have fun.