I write about Rachel Morgan's letter (Letters, February 28) about Labour's record on council tax increases.
Surely the most cynical act of all was the referendums, before the 2002 local elections, which invited council taxpayers to say what level of increases they would like?
Most voted, of course, for the lowest only to be clobbered by a 27 per cent increase once Labour got back in.
It would have been interesting to know exactly how much those referendums cost to set up and run.
As for the London mayor and GLA, the reason many of us voted against this Government's brainchild was because of how they would be financed.
Ken and the GLA say what they will be spending and then pass the bill to councils who have the job of collecting the money, getting the blame for resulting increases. In addition, we now have the 2012 Olympics charge to council taxpayers and who knows how much that will end up costing?
BILL PEABODY received by email
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