Here’s a great way of raising money via a stealth tax.

Violent and abusive patients in one of the busiest NHS accident and
emergency departments are to be given on-the-spot £80 fines in an
extension of the government’s policy of showing zero tolerance to
antisocial behaviour.

The Royal Bolton hospital in Greater Manchester
said yesterday it would be the first in England to mete out instant
punishment to drunken yobs who cause trouble or threaten staff.

Between
April and September security staff escorted 40 people from the
hospital’s A&E after they engaged in unacceptable behaviour such as
spitting, shouting, swearing, or being disruptive or abusive. But the
NHS trust decided to strengthen its defences by using powers previously
deployed against brawling in city centres.

So, someone falls over, bangs their knee, turns up at A&E. Sober, good clean living sort and they’ll end up owing thousands because they have Tourette’s.

Excellent, don’t you think that’s a great way to pay for Polly’s State Podding Hutches?