In article , Geoffrey
wrote:
IIRC, it was something to do with Crispin & Pamela St John Regis
living in the 3 bed penthouse in Belgravia Daddy bought them as a
wedding gift paying pretty much the same as Darran and Tracey Butcher
living in their 2 bed council penthouse in Tower Hamlets.

There was also the slightly more philosophical argument - not without
merit - that if you paid very little or nothing in rates then you would
be inclined to vote for a high spending Council as you wouldn't be
picking up the cost, whilst if everyone had to pay something everyone
would be interested in value for money and cutting out waste. Of course
in reality people see their councils (of all parties) wasting money and
shrug their shoulders.

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