From Brian Villette.
IN 1696 in the reign of William III a new form of taxation came into force. This was known as the ‘Window Tax’ and would last until 1851.

The tax was introduced under the Act of Making Good the Deficiency of the Clipped Money because of a financial crisis created by growing inflation caused by the many conflicts both in Ireland and on the continent.

The idea was to impose tax relative to the prosperity of the taxpayer, but without the controversy that then surrounded the idea of income tax.

To avoid paying taxes those with large properties bricked up many of their windows and considerable numbers of old properties throughout the UK can still be found with these windows still bricked up.

Because of incompetence and mismanagement by our revered politicians, we too now find ourselves in a position of financial crisis and, as our esteemed Finance Minister seems intent on taking away any pleasures the population may have by taxation, be it driving,
smoking or drinking, why does he not introduce an extreme window tax and force us into blocking up our windows and take away from us a further pleasure, that of daylight?