They're claiming that Mr. Barak's offer was not really so generous, and that it is reallyunfair for Mr. Arafat to shoulder the blame for the collapse of the negotiations and the carnage that has followed.
Chris Leslie, the former Labour MP who heads the New Local Government Network (NLGN), says "council tax is a real burden and it's becoming reallyunfair and outdated".
Obama has made it clear that he thinks this is unfair, but what would really be unfair is if the White House succeeded in reducing rates through governmental force.