Quaker defies court ruling

Roy Prockter insists he will not contribute to the funding of war

by Symon Hill 14th October 2011

An Essex Quaker is defying a judge’s ruling that he should pay overdue income tax, insisting that he will not contribute to the funding of war.  Colchester County Court ruled that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had a right to demand the money from Roy Prockter, a member of Clacton-on-Sea Meeting, who has withheld tax for the last three years. The judge refused permission to appeal.