Economists have argued for years that council tax in the UK was rushed in and badly thought out. After the poll tax fiasco of the early 1990s, a substitute was urgent. The answer was council tax, but this was almost as unfit for purpose as the poll tax it replaced.
So if the experts know council tax is an unfair mess, why has there been no reform? There seem to be three main reasons. First, while everyone can think of big improvements, there is no consensus on what exactly should replace it. So although almost any sensible reform would be better, nothing changes.
