The Labour Chancellor's new tax on anyone who has a landline phone as a way to boost broadband access shows that all Labour knows to do when it needs a solution to a problem is to tax people more. Whether it is called a levy, a fee, or a charge it is still a tax!
What a contrast to Conservative-controlled East Sussex County Council. When it sought extend internet access across the County it worked in partnership with BT and enabled residents of the county to access the internet, even if they lived in some of the areas remotest parts.
By working with private enterprise, the Council encouraged the creation of a 21st Century communications network and it didn't cost the local taxpayer a penny.
Labour could learn some lessons from the innovative work carried out by well-run Conservative Councils like East Sussex.
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