Definitely, agree 100%
Bit harsh mate, no I've never voted Tory. I'm just against the centralised patronising system as it is. There is very little local accountability with regards to council tax and local authority funding, which doesn't help to arrest the declining interest in local...
I've always thought it strange that councils raise taxes but have to go cap in hand to central Govt for the rest of what they need to fund their services, the Govt can then dictate how much they are allowed to raise Council Tax by. Surely let local authorities be responsible for their own tax...