The trouble is, in this country, as in many others we allow ouselves to be walked over! So many people are of the belief that the goverments have the power. The truth is the people do in a 'democratic' society. But we do not use that right! Labour slipped this road charging in after the election (very wise) because they knew if it had been talked about before the election then their majority would have been weakened considerably, maybe even cost them the election. They rely on the fact that announcing it after the election no one can do a thing about it. Well thats what people think as labour have been elected for another 4 years. Wrong!
The difficulty, as already ponted out, is that we as a people (50+ million strong) do nothing about it. If 'us' 50 million people said tomorrow, as one voice, we don't want you as our goverment then they could not do a thing about it, 4 years elected or not. There are probably quite a few ways to do this if everyone stuck together, but there is the real problem, getting people to stick together instead of just accepting things and saying 'oh well, we cant change anything' At the end of the day we can.
As far as I am concerned '....' the road mileage taxing unless it is going to be a fairer way of charging people who use the roads' rather than just a way of taking more money from the 50 million. And if it is just another stitch up we should all stand up and be counted and don't let them get away with it AGAIN!