It’s one of those historic events that still, 630 years on, resonate with modern times and make your blood run cold. In 1381 the so-called “Peasant’s Revolt” led by Wat Tyler massed tens of thousands of poor people protesting the new “Poll Tax” which, like our GST, made poor people pay as much tax as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Maggie Thatcher’
La même chose
Posted in Economics, politics, tagged America, australia, David Cameron, economy, elections, Maggie Thatcher, monarchy, Republicans, tony abbott on January 22, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Oh Maggie I wish …
Posted in Economics, politics, tagged australia, economy, infrastructure, julia gillard, Maggie Thatcher, population, privatisation, public schools, tony abbott on February 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When Maggie Thatcher announced her doctrine that there was no such thing as society, just millions of people selfishly doing their own thing and corporations ever expanding their profits, it would have been hard to imagine, like the shot heard around the world, her views ever being of relevance in the Yass River Valley. But [...]



