Agreed. I wasn’t a massive fan of Brown when he was in office but would take him over anyone in parliament at the moment, especially at a time of crisis. He’s a serious politician that ultimately has the country’s best interests at heart, even if people don’t necessarily agree with all his policies as you say.
I was looking the other day though for what Labour did to provide better energy security in their 15 years in office. I think the last two nuclear plants were started by Tory governments for example. They had a massive majority and a growing economy so had chance/funds to renationalise or make massive changes in energy but didn’t. It’s a genuine question for those that might have a better memory than me and closer to policies etc
I’m saying that as someone who voted for Labour during that time but politicians have a habit of pointing the finger at todays problems, when their past actions/inaction are part of the cause of the problem (also see GP and dentist contracts)
Yeah bit pointless to bring it up as there's a bunch of lefties (and Grendel!) around here who'd agree utilities should be, and should have been, re nationalised.Blair was ideologically opposed to nationalisation IIRC. It was the early 2000s and markets/“choice” were going to save everything. It’s the one major piece most Labour supporters would change I’d expect. See also PFI in the NHS and Academies.
Blair was ideologically opposed to nationalisation IIRC. It was the early 2000s and markets/“choice” were going to save everything. It’s the one major piece most Labour supporters would change I’d expect. See also PFI in the NHS and Academies.
The last serious PM we had.
Blair was ideologically opposed to nationalisation IIRC. It was the early 2000s and markets/“choice” were going to save everything. It’s the one major piece most Labour supporters would change I’d expect. See also PFI in the NHS and Academies.
Or party leader for that matter
To be fair, it wasn’t a major issue/focus at the time anyway, probably wasn’t even up to a year ago. Unfortunately over the past year energy security has come into focus
Privatisation alone isn’t necessarily as bad as it sometimes appears. When companies are privately owned they’re incentivised to run more efficiently, to invest in better processes etc ultimately to generate more profit but the public can also benefit. The problem usually comes with lack of controls, regulations and enforcement of them.
The rail halfway house isn’t working, energy security is now at the forefront of peoples minds due to the war and water companies are taking the piss with their conduct (waste dumping and not dealing with leaks). All could be improved with stricter controls and regulations to force better behaviours. Having said that energy wouldn’t change much at the moment because we’re not self sufficient so at the whim of the international markets
I don’t want to start the argument again but capitalism works because it allows a lot of failure and waste in exchange for innovation and competition. There’s no competition in energy. No one is switching cos Utilitas electricity tastes better. So you get all the worst elements of an uncompetitive market, with all the waste of competition and none of the innovation.
Or party leader for that matter
To be fair, it wasn’t a major issue/focus at the time anyway, probably wasn’t even up to a year ago. Unfortunately over the past year energy security has come into focus
Privatisation alone isn’t necessarily as bad as it sometimes appears. When companies are privately owned they’re incentivised to run more efficiently, to invest in better processes etc ultimately to generate more profit but the public can also benefit. The problem usually comes with lack of controls, regulations and enforcement of them.
The rail halfway house isn’t working, energy security is now at the forefront of peoples minds due to the war and water companies are taking the piss with their conduct (waste dumping and not dealing with leaks). All could be improved with stricter controls and regulations to force better behaviours. Having said that energy wouldn’t change much at the moment because we’re not self sufficient so at the whim of the international markets
Privatisation of public services and utilities has been a disaster.
It's lead to a billions flowing out of the country and massive under investment.
fucks sake
It’s self interest pure and simple. They’d watch the world burn for their kids if it meant keeping the poor in their place.Tory members are just awful, awful people aren't they?
Just think of all those pineapple trees we could have in north Yorkshirefucks sake
WGS was on great form. I didn’t need to ask about Telfor as he was referred to as Gordon’s love child. I did get an interesting story about Noel Whelan.Always fancied the Fringe, but was put off by the price of accommodation.
Two questions.
a) Is it worth going?
b) Any tips for doing it on the cheap?
You know union members are also in the rest of society and are being hit in the same way which is the very reason they are taking actionThe police, can't respond or investigate some crimes, officers cancelling leave because staff shortages.
The NHS is riddled with issues, longer waiting times, staff shortages and recruiting issues, services being restructured, too many overpaid middle management.
Local councils and schools, union action over pay, possibly more cost cutting ahead.
Royal mail (scruffy uniform dodgers), more cost cutting, lots of union involvement.
The rest of the population being continuously hit in the pocket, mostly with energy prices, food, fuel price increases. More and more businesses going under leaving the high-steet threadbare.
We are in a downward spiral. Terminal decline. The rot is setting in and politicians don't have the answers.
They didn't say union action was unjustified...You know union members are also in the rest of society and are being hit in the same way which is the very reason they are taking action
The robbing c**t who taxed the shit out of pension funds, crippling the pensions of millions of workers. absolute fucking wanker.The last serious PM we had.
Where are the media / the labour right / the Tory pretend anti-racists on here going to call out Liz Truss and her stereotyping of jewish families?
Whats she said?
Didn't think it was possible but she really is going to be much worse than Johnson. Horrible stereotyping as you say and it seems other parts of the speech were about attacking woke in the public sector. So she is saying our public services should not be alert to injustice and racism. Presumably this is to allow the Government to use all the usual racist stereotypes." “So many Jewish values are Conservative values and British values too, for example seeing the importance of family and always taking steps to protect the family unit; and the value of hard work and self-starting and setting up your own business. "
A whopping £46 a year - that’ll make a dent for the people that it is relevant to.He's alive!
FFS Mick
90% of the article and what he says doesn’t concern that, of course, and is kind of irrelevant to his position.
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