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Originally Posted by claytonender
I know that all your opinions are gained from reading etc, as you did not live throught he Thatcher years, I am speaking as one who did and was made redundant twice.
So what about the hugh profits the privatised industries (Tory Policy) are making? The ridculous increases in gas and electricity prices are hitting the most vunerable members of our society most.
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You make the assumption that if it as nationalised it would still be making all that money and we could just pump it back into the country?
That's not how it works in practice though, competition drives prices down, national monopolies don't. If competition is failing because the gas/electricity companies are acting illegally then this needs to be acted on because a private monopoly is just as bad as a public one.
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What about the link between pensions and wages that Thatcher abolished - this means that every pensioner in this country is being paid much less than they should be.
Speaking personally I am not living better off than I would have been 30 years ago.
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10 years of Labour government hasn't turned that around though has it?
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We are still living with Thatcher's legacy - the way employers got used to treating people, is still with us.
Maybe you think that we should not have holiday pay, as a right - the Tories certainly didn't think we should.
The Tories will always look after their own as they always have. Cameron is no different.
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I certainly do think we should have holiday pay. I also think the companies would want us to have holiday pay, its in their interests to give people relief and relaxation. It gives better productivity. Employers have to be VERY careful so I don't really understand your point. After watching several employment tribunals it's quite clear to me they can't do what they want because it'll cost them a lot of money to do it!
When you talk of 'looking after their own' who do you mean? Thatcher and Cameron are from completely different backgrounds. I know Cameron is incredibly wealthy, went to Eton, Oxford, had a very privilaged background. However theres more to him than face value. I'd recommend 'Cameron' by Francies Elliott & James Hanning to you. It might change your opinion on him, or then again it might not.
I can lend it to you if you want.