"Poll Tax was replaced by Council Tax so anyone who is not a householder does not have to pay for the services provided by the Council they benefit from – a situation that you appear to find as being fair and equitable – I don't, if you benefit from something you should pay your whack."

Of course, the problem with the Poll Tax is that the 'whack' is the same regardless of what proportion of income it represents to those on whom it is levied. This means someone earning £60k a year pays the same as someone earning £15k a year - and this is what people object to. No one in their right mind would agree this is fair - everyone should contribute no doubt, but taxing everyone in this manner is as ignorant as it is unethical - even by Thatcher's standards.