Whereas what they actually are are the friends of the multinational business community. They turned their backs on their own natural supporters ages ago.
Stoneham rates are also going up from £490,000 to £599,000 So an uplift of £1,634,000 across the two main premises.
Sorry for being boring, but whilst on the VOA search, for comparison I also note that Fratton Park's current rate is £575,000, but is proposed to be reduced to £144,000?! How is that possible? Is it "being s**t" relief? Bournemouth going from £117,500 up to £290,000.
Everything is politics. As soon as you start taxing people you have to decide who to tax. It's a political/ideological rationale. It's supposedly why we vote for governments. Problem is that there is very little difference in the ideology of any party. Don't vote - the government always gets in!
