User Pays

First published in Column 8 on the 30thJanuary, 1991. In spite of my last paragraph, it’s possible that myunderstanding of economics really is at fault – depending on which economistyou trust. The ‘tip’ mentioned early on is/was the local City-owned rubbishdump, or landfill, as it's now more euphemistically called.

It seems our city councillors have a desire to follow in theGovernment’s footsteps with the user pays approach to life that’s bedevilled usin recent years.

Don’t get me wrong...