Jason Norris’ Blog

While heading to the gym this morning, I was very amused to see the below sight! Now I’m not one to moan, I tend to think that if there is something that you don’t agree with then you should be able to find a way to help sort it out… but council tax is one area which in recent times, really finds a way to annoy me. 

I guess my main gripe is the cost, I just can not find any way to justify it! Laura and I live in a two bedroomed apartment in the city centre and pay £100 a month, thats with a 25% discount as Laura is still studying.  £100 a month is a significant proportion of my monthly income, but where does the money go? We have no recycling facilities, you look through the breakdown and the council are servicing a massive debt, and in terms of local services, it took Laura and I six months to get a doctor to accept us, we are still trying with the dentist!

But walking through St Paul’s square yesterday, I took this photo.  I did have to smile, as it was pretty funny, but the fact was that the square was still full of kebab boxes and rubbish from the previous night.  Birmingham is a fantastic city, one which I am proud to be part of, and I want to be a big part of its future, but I find it difficult to understand that indirectly my council tax fees are paying for someone to take a snooze behind a church… and trust me, he was dead to the world, I even knocked on the window to check!