#Tax
Politicians, Taxes, and Your Vanishing Paycheck
#Tax
Politicians, Taxes, and Your Vanishing Paycheck
Ah, taxes—the magical process where the government takes your money, spends half of it figuring out how to spend the other half, and then tells you they need more. Politicians, those ever-charismatic tightrope walkers of public trust, promise tax cuts while approving pay raises for themselves. Meanwhile, the government, an all-knowing entity with the efficiency of a sloth on vacation, assures you that your hard-earned dollars are being put to good use—like funding studies on why pigeons bob their heads. And when you dare question it? Well, that’s just unpatriotic.
Councillors Face Court Over Unpaid Council Tax Bills in North-East England
- Friday, 18 April 2025
At least eight court summons have been issued to councillors across north-east England for non-payment of council tax in the past three years. Councillors in Newcastle and Durham had been taken to court for not paying their council tax bills since 2022, with four court summons issued by Newcastle City Council totaling £2,204 and two by Durham County Council totaling £1,204. The councils have refused to name the councillors in question, citing privacy concerns.
