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I’ve not lived in any villages or rural areas. I can’t be part of the metropolitan liberal elite and live like that can I?

I’m sure you’re a principled person, so you will be happy handing back all the money you and your village ponces off us city dwellers then? PS I didn’t say everything should be state owned.

No they won’t pay for your car. And I’m sure you can figure out why I believe these things. My beliefs, and the reasons behind my beliefs, are quite common. Turning the question on you, why should city dwellers, and the people of London especially, subsidise you in the countryside? It’s well...

Tram or bicycle. I only work 2 miles from home though.

I wouldn’t say my line is arbitrary nor stuck on Victorian values. It’s based mainly on the current balance of the environment, congestion and cost. Buses, trams and rail seems to win out over taxis.

A line has to be drawn somewhere and taxis seem a step too far.

Yet state owned and state run businesses exist in the EU. Someone is clearly talking shit

I believe the basics of living and society should be publically funded and run: energy, water, health, education, transport, BBC. High usage shouldn’t play a part.

I’m happy to pay more taxes to enable many things to work better like transport, health and education. In fact choosing to live where I do means I have actually put my money where my mouth is on this matter.

Where do you draw the line with your thinking though? I have never had to use the fire brigade, I have never been in a hospital other than when I once had a minor cut on my head. In your mind am I being unfairly taxed?

In theory yes.

Because they clearly don’t need to worry about running a good service. The government won’t do anything, the customers won’t do anything, so why worry?

Wouldn’t happen in Germany.