Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[Gutter Boy]

Remember Blair first began privatisation (through PFIs) of Royal Mail, London underground, the NHS and schools.

 

[scaramanga]

And they were right. Corbyn should have held his nerve and declared full leaver. There's too much lingering Thatcherism-Blairism in Labour still though

Wouldn't have made a difference. Corbyn was unelectable for any number of reasons, his policies just one of them.

 

[Lilbaz]

Remember Blair first began privatisation (through PFIs) of Royal Mail, London underground, the NHS and schools.

He was the first for privatisation? Thatcher didn't privatise?
He wanted the public and private sectors to work together.
Imagine that, businesses and government working together. fudging radical idea.

 

[Gutter Boy]

He was the first for privatisation? Thatcher didn't privatise?
He wanted the public and private sectors to work together.
Imagine that, businesses and government working together. fudging radical idea.

First to begin privatising those 4 sectors. That was about all that remained after Thatcher's demolition job.

Imagine schools and healthcare being driven by altruism, rather than profit.

 

[scaramanga]

First to begin privatising those 4 sectors. That was about all that remained after Thatcher's demolition job.

Imagine schools and healthcare being driven by altruism, rather than profit.

That's an interesting way of wondering what would happen if there were no imperative for them to be any goodat what they do.