Council Tax in the UK! Just what exactly is it?

As I move to my new home on Friday I have to set up my 100 pound a month Council tax. Now we all know this is just an immersion of the old rates system and Margaret's poll tax (however it is now banded on the cost of your home) Well my home is 200,000 so I pay more but I do not actually own it so that system seems a bit unfair. So what do I get for my 1200 a year. Police? Well anyone living in Norfolk knows a policeman on the beat at night is as rare as an Alex Fergusson celebration party in Liverpool. An example is last year at my school which I will refer to as Eton College, well at Eton we had some problems with a couple of locals and I went to the police station next door (full of police) and was told I had to ring wymondham who would ring them and then they could come round. I use to work on the Albanian border and believe me they have a better system than that. I really feel criminals should book in their crimes with police in advance so that they can be guaranteed to be dealt with. Ok they empty bins and always employ people who only say good morning to me on Christmas eve (often knocking on my door to get me up to ensure I got the personal greeting) The Christmas lights? (Well unless they are powering them from Jupiter I reckon village christmas lights cost each resident in a village about a quid. The rest is spent on giving people 30,000 pound a year jobs and payingt them 100,000 a year to make them feel more important. I suggest a progressive tax system paying for only the services you need. If they delivered a takeaway twice a week (minus a rocket salad) set up sky sports and decorated my house Bi yearly i'd be happy to pay. Asking the council to rethink council tax is like asking Turkeys to vote for Christmas. Eventually I may stand as an independent MP on the no taxes at all for nice people like me ticket. Would you vote for me?