In late June 2006, I featured the redoubtable Josephine Rooney on this Blog.Josephine, who is a devout Christian, has been jailed a second time in Derby for refusing categorically to pay her Council Tax.
She reasons that the council has not been properly vigilant and has failed to remove prostitutes and drug dealers from the area around her home.
On the last occasion, regrettably to her, a 'well-wisher' paid the amount so that she only served a single day.
In view of all the adverse publicity, one wonders whether this was a 'well-wisher ' at all!
This time the 71 year old hopes to 'do her porridge' in order to draw attention to the case.
She has the money and has placed it into a holding account.
With my attitudes to justice some may be surprised that I support her campaign - after all, she is prepared to 'pay the price' for her crusade.
I admire the doughty lady enormously. She has standards and is operating to valid principles.
LINK: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=557863&in_page_id=1770
