The honourable Sheriff of Nottingham

Somebody once told me that in order to write well, you must write what you know. This is what I know…

Tax. It is a three letter word that can transform (get ready for a loud cough) intelligent students into money-hoarding-cheap-skates.

The second thing I know is if I wanted to learn about politics, I would become a politician.

Putting two and two together gives a very bleak out look on a subject which I clearly know very little about.

So with this in mind, I did what any other 22 year-old does when trying to get new information and opened up Google.

The first two searches flagged up HM Revenue and Customs, these both sounded very exciting and I immediately opened up the link.

My brain was awash with P800s and tax codes. How had I ignored all this information for so long?

The third link was something called Wikipedia, finally a familiar name. It spoke of Latin origins, legal entities and incarcerations, and the words flowed off the page as if written by Homer.

The forth search was also posted by this so-called Wikipedia and after having read the previous search I decided to skip this one, having already read everything they had to offer.

The following search was a picture of Obama. I was a little confused so skipped that link too, although he did look edible.

The sixth search was written by the Guardian and as a journalist (another cough for the time being) I know that they tend to fabricate, so decided to save time and told myself ‘Reveal’ would have a far better article so would read that tomorrow instead.

The next five searches didn’t look that mentally challenging so I passed them by.

Thankfully the following search was another picture of Obama, so I pondered what he would think on the subject and agreed with his opinion.

(I then got a bit distracted when my brother switched channels to a ‘very important football match’ so had to postpone the research.)

Once the match was finished the searching could continue, but I was distraught to discover I had reached the bottom of page 1 and felt I could obtain no more.

So there you have it. Everything I know on tax.

Perhaps there is a hidden new years resolution here…