nothing wrong with having an intellect, Mike.

i think we all basically want a middle way. somehow we've got into this mess where no one wants to invest in England in anything except real estate in London.

the reason that real estate is so desirable is that we have a largely stable, law abiding liberal society. God knows how long that will continue to be the case at this rate.

its going to take a genuinely radical set of ideas to break this Satan's spell. I'm not sure left wing doctrinaire thinking holds the key. But what is certain is that we've got to stop throwing industries away, because Mrs Thatcher and her shopping basket says they've made a loss this week.

we need some of this country's wealth circulating in this country rather than flitting off to exotic climes. Or being sat on by stately aristocrats who've been rich for no reason since the 11th century.
When Iworked at British Leyland - I saw men working with 60 year old track. no wonder the the business failed.
of course the tories blamed it on the unions - but I didn't see any trouble making in my division - Aveling Barford in Grantham. We made dumper trucks.

I don't see why Riley and Morris couldn't have been revived like Skoda was, The answer is responsible investment in our own country.

I don't see any party advocating it.