COMMON PURPOSE AND ITS ANTI-DEOCRATIC AIMS

The UK establishment is perhaps the most secretive in the free world.
The Times leader 'Open Justice' in a recent edition scratches only the
surface of an anti-democratic process that means that whatever the
political stripe of the government in power the influence of an
organisation known as 'Common Purpose' remains constant. Its
common purpose as far as Britain's EU membership is concerned
has been to infiltrate the Brussels ethos into UK institutions, in order
to prevent change.

Few will have even heard of 'Common Purpose'. It is a charity that selects
and trains future leaders of society and it has enormous clandestine
power across the NHS, BBC, police, church and many of Britain's
8,500 quangos. CP alumni are trained to lead outside authority and pervert
the democratic process. They are given positions of unaccountable
authority with gold-plated salaries, so long as they stay on message.
Even dangerous mistakes result not in dismissal, but only a move
sideways, or even promotion. There is a whole catalogue 
of examples,
past and present, of which your readers will be only too well aware.

Until UK governance, in all its forms, is made more transparent and
accountable, our democracy will remain something of a sham.

Commnetators are right to suggest that we may be 

approaching a tipping-point, where raising taxes 
becomes counter productive.

Evidence suggests that there is an inverse 
relationship between the tax rate and the amount 
of revenue collected. The higher the tax rate the 
lower the Government's revenue In making the 
case for lower taxes, we need only look to the 
Russian Federation, following the demise of the 
Soviet Union in 

1991. In order to invigorate a sclerotic economy, 
the introduction of a flat tax resulted in a 25% rise 
in revenue from personal income tax, followed by 
a similar increase in the second year and 15% in 
year three.

The Laffer curve predicts such an outcome, 
attributing the primary reason for increased 
revenues to higher levels of economic growth, 
stemming from the introduction of the flat tax. If 
the UK Government were to adopt this model it 

would also benefit the exchequer by increasing 
declared income and reducing bureaucracy by 
simplifying the way tax is calculated and collected.

 A flat tax would have a transformative effect on 
employers and employees alike. It would 
incentivise, generate growth, boost consumer 
confidence and raise living standards.