: About Me

Tony Sharp is a freelance writer from Northamptonshire in England. He is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about sport and travel and enjoys creative writing.

But it is another of his passions where Tony has established a growing reputation - politics. He authors the Waendel Journal blog, rated in 2007 as the 12th best conservative-leaning political blog and 47th best political blog overall in the UK.

He frequently tackles thorny issues and offers fresh perspectives on current affairs stories, with writing that always gets to the heart of the matter and dissects issues in clinical fashion.

Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Should UK residents pay so high a tax on fuel?

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The simple answer is no. Successive British Governments have benefited from the fuel escalator for many years but have failed to use the money raised to invest in transport infrastructure. That lost opportunity cannot be seized now and the high level of taxation is causing damage in other ways. The high level of taxation in the current climate is damaging and it needs to be reduced urgently. UK residents are experiencing a double whammy' as a result of high fuel duty. Firstly the absence of genuine alternatives to using private cars has forced people to absorb spiralling fuel costs to cont...

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