The UK wins this week's first encomium for abolishing a tax. Mind you, the government hadn't much choice after it was heaped with ridicule during 'pastygate'. In England, pasties are a rather down-market food often bought by poorer people hot from take-aways, big on pastry and potato, with a token piece of meat hiding somewhere in the middle. Operators of take-aways said they would let the pasties cool off before selling them (avoiding the tax) and instal diy ovens for customers to re-heat them. But the best was that neither the Prime Minister nor the Chancellor (both seriously rich toffs) could remember whether they had ever eaten one. Probably not! Read Full Article »
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