Another day, and yet another u-turn

I'm sure I've used this post's title before, and somehow think that it won't be the last either. Anyway, today's governmental u-turn has been the shelving of plans to tax us for putting out the rubbish.

The plan, for starters, was just another stealth tax by this government, dressed up into something that look slightly green in another attempt to try and out-do the opposition parties. But, yet again, we are now faced with another climb down.

In a nutshell, the plan simply showed that this government is a one trip pony, with its answer to everything being, tax it. So for an initiative to improve recycling rates, they decided that rubbish should be taxed. Now, as i've found out all too clearly over the last few days whilst out doing some campaigning, if you charge for rubbish collection the rubbish is simply fly-tipped.

What is worrying from this government is this new trend of come up with a new policy, watch the furore develop over it, and then drop it in a vain attempt to look like it is listening to the people. The problem being that it just makes it look weak.