TT without getting policital which I'm not, I think John was merely looking retrospectively at the way things were originally set up, the road fund was just that but money was diverted as is the way of govts as the world moves on ,trouble is the more they need those funds the more they can excuse not using them for there intended purpose however well intensioned or not there reason is . The truth of that is the NHS and the welfare state were something set up in a far simpler times by well meaning men who had just fought for the right to change things to hopefully a better world and I'm incredably proud of what they did and still glad that we have it! By the way how's my spelling ? BobH