@McTag,
I'm flabbergasted. The FTSE has risen, Poseidon like, by 10% whilst a socialist chancellor has been unveiling the biggest spending and borrowing programme in recorded history. I need reorienting.
The decrease in VAT obviously cannot be allowed to result in a decrease in the price of alcohol, tobacco and car fuel for Presbyterian reasons. Hence taxes on these items have been raised to offset the decrease from VAT. Unfortunately the decrease in VAT will end in Dec 2009 but the increases to offset it will not end in Dec 2009 or at any other foreseeable future date.
I anticipate an election before Dec 2009.
PS. Mac-How can tourists spoil art galleries when there wouldn't be any art galleries if there were no tourists. You are an elitist. You want art galleries paid for by the public but reserved for your personal use whenever you fancy going down and having a shufti. Are you a member of the aristocracy?
Do you also wish the roads to be in tip-top shape for when your class want to use them?