Saturday, May 3, 2008

Trendspotting: Green Tax Revolt in Great Britain

It's not often that you see these disparate papers with such similar headlines:

From the Independent:
Green tax revolt: Britons 'will not foot bill to save planet'


From the Daily Star:
DON'T TAKE US FOR A BUNCH OF FUELS!


From Newspaper.com:
UK Voters Reject Environmental Taxes


From the Daily Mail:
Green taxes are just cynical ploy to boost revenue, say majority of Britons

From the Telegraph:
Road tax will double for 1.2m drivers


From the London Times:
Motoring taxes now need a radical rethink


I'm not sure what this means, there may be some political repercussions.
1776 comes to mind.