Comments on: Not an easy time for a first Budget

By: CD

CD — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:41:22 +0000

Good point.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:06:26 +0000

CD
I agree with the majority of the above up untill you mention the bit about treausury gaining a bit of extra revenue? They have lost a lot surely?

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By: CD

CD — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:58:53 +0000

Absolutely agree Paul.

Treasury and Resources and the health Gestapo have systematically destroyed so many of our pubs already.

OK, so we may all be a bit healthier and Treasury may have gained a bit of extra revenue, but neither party has given any thought to the destruction of this important part of our culture.

The traditional pub is so much more than just a place to get a pint. It is at the very heart of our Island society and I think it is a real shame that it has to be sacrificed to satisy the politically correct health lobby and a short sighted fiscal policy.

I feel especially sorry for pensioners for whom a fag and a beer were at the heart of their social lives – now I guess many will sit in isolation at home watching dross on TV.