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Thread #133479   Message #3030165
Posted By: alanabit
12-Nov-10 - 06:24 AM
Thread Name: BS: POWER to The People - John Lennon
Subject: RE: BS: POWER to The People - John Lennon
David Cameron's dream of "smashing government monopolies" is actually a determination to hand over a monopoly of goods and services to his own buddies in the city. "Government monopolies", which have provided health care, pensions, roads, schools and administrative care may have been imperfect, but at least the public had the chance to change the masters at the table. In our brave new world, we will return to the system that only "deserving cases" (those who can afford to get to the table) will have any right to be represented there. Still, in the brave new world this is "choice" (for the right people of course) and the undeserving poor will be shafted as we always were in the past. I really am baffled that so few can see beyond this hypocrisy. The main thing wrong with nationalised transport services, utilities etc was that the Conservatives and their buddies were not getting their fingers in the till.