Oct 08 - Mr Darling provides £50,000,000,000 of tax payers money to bail out banks/banking system.

Sep 08 - Beer Duty Return envelopes will no longer be prepaid. I have to pay 36p per month for the privilege of telling Mr Darling how much Beer Duty I have collected. This will save Mr Darling £4.32 per year.

Mar 08 - Rate of Beer Duty increased to £7.48. As the change was effective from 17 Mar, 2 Beer Duty Returns were required - one at the old rate and one at the new.

Apr 07 - Change of Rate of Beer Duty from £6.855 to £6.86.

March 07 - Rate of Beer Duty increased to £6.855.

March 07 - Fined £100 by Mr Darling for not submitting Beer Duty Return for March 07. Fine quashed when I informed Mr Darling that the Producer and Holder of Beer Certificate of Registration, provided by his office, did not permit me to brew until April 07.