@northumbriana@AmnestyBooksNE 21 hanged on the Town Moor in 1649. There were numerous acts to surpress the mosstroopers at various times throughout the 17th century. John Scott was hanged at Morpeth for lifting sheep off Simon Dodd at Elsdon in 1801!
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@arcadeuk@saulhenderson Aye. We had a 10% tax rate for the lowest paid. The Tories did away with it, giving the lowest paid an instant 10% tax hike. Can you imagine the absolute twining if they put 10% on the top bracket?
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