On my way to Church a man gives me a very insightful look (he must have been aware of the lethality of Democracy); a woman notices I'm in a hurry and gives way (nice one); kids run around in the Hayes, laughing (they've got a point); in the Cathedral the choir makes heaven (cool); a Hispanic family are as cute as they get (cute); the Sikh who wants to stop the Mass is stopped just before the altar, no knives involved (peace be upon His prophets); after Ite, missa est, a kid smiles to the Canon and waves to him trustingly, the Canon reciprocates, smilingly.
Then it strikes me: how come, if all is apparently so hunky-dory, the overall level of taxation is so (bloody) high??
The scary illustration taken, tax-free ('cause even if they say I owe them, I'll dodge 'em), from.
