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Originally Posted by g jones
I think this type of view, whilst with merit, is increasingly in the minority. David Cameron was championing the NHS as the greatest political triumph of the 20th century I believe. He said unilateral free trade was not always a good thing and seemed to be suggesting bi-lateral trade agreements instead (which I agree with him).
Whilst Socialism as we thought we knew it died with Blairism, so Thatcherism has died at the cross of Blairism too!
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Maybe a minority view in your neck of the woods - but not mine. Socialism and its more astringent neighbor, Communism, hasn't worked anywhere in the world. It always comes a cropper, leaving havoc in its wake.
[QUOTE] "Some regard private enterprise as if it were a predatory tiger to be shot. Others looks upon it as a cow that they can milk. Only a handful see it for what it really is - the strong horse that pulls the whole cart." Winston Churchill (QUOTE)