The report by the Auditor General for 2005 (Revenue Arrears, January 9) did not surprise me although it made my blood boil and nearly made me cry. It was very much the same as last year's and the year before that and the year before that...

But, I said to myself, why worry? We are the happiest people in the EU; our Prime Minister is always smiling; the economy is going strong; money is no problem. So why worry?

But on reflection, are we being served? I think not and thus I must cry.

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