Official: New Britain Now Plutocracy

For anyone who thought that maybe they could exercise their democratic right to vote at the next election and perhaps change the political landscape of New Britain, it is now too late.

New Britain, home of the mother of all parliaments, has now ceded control of this once proud land to the rich arriviste tradesmen. Money is now firmly in control and the cowards and quislings of government are going to be suckered, screwed and squandered by the rich until Britain well and truly learns to do as it is told by those in positions of real power.

We had the recent spectacle of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, not only being heckled and barracked at a City dinner, but also being ordered by Digby Jones (one of Gordon Brown’s handpicked gems in his government of none of the talents) and his rich chums to stop being idiotic enough to think he could impose taxes on the rich.

Needless to say, Darling of the Treasury did as he was told double quick, without even a pretence of standing up to the unacceptable face of capitalism. After all, he had to appear to be very relaxed about people becoming stinking rich, even if the stink was from being shat upon from a great height.

Now we have the bizarre and ludicrous prospect of  a motor car manufacturer mounting a legal challenge against Ken Livingstone’s decision to raise the London congestion charge from £8 to £25 for the highest-polluting vehicles.

No doubt they will also make a challenge against the prohibition of driving cars on Ministry of Defence land when exercises with live munitions are taking place. After all, why on earth should the rich be prevented from doing anything they want?

Not, you will note, the drivers of the cars, from whose pockets the payment of the charge will come, but the car maker. Porsche, makers of fast cars and a van-like behemoth to satisfy the demanding requirements of the Chelsea tractor set do not want their rich clients having to dip into their pockets for anything other than the lovely, luxurious things in life. They should not have to taint their delicate little purses with anything as demeaning as having to pay an extra congestion charge, which might lump them with people who drive commercial vehicles and old bangers.

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