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Originally Posted by Kizzy
I think you got your parties confused the tories sold the utilities... and nigh on everything else.
'Amid the early 80s recession, the Tories had begun to propose privatisation as a potential panacea. Conservative MP Geoffrey Howe extolled the "discipline" of the marketplace. The emerging doctrine was that privatisation would make the large utilities more efficient and productive, and thus make British capitalism competitive relative to its continental rivals. In this period, the government sold off Jaguar, British Telecom, the remainder of Cable & Wireless and British Aerospace, Britoil and British Gas.
'Following the Tories' third election victory, they were sufficiently confident to roll out their most aggressive privatisation programme yet. British Steel, British Petroleum, Rolls Royce, British Airways, water and electricity were among the major utilities for sale.'
http://www.theguardian.com/commentis...-privatisation |
no not at all. Im well aware of the evil tories under Maggie thatcher milk snatcher, but what did new labour do to reverse this? nothing, they continued it, they were even worse. then managed to continue thatchers work but also managed to destroy the economy too...that's why if you had bothered to actually read my posts youd realise I ask for the original labour party to reform and for new labour to end. milibland , ed balls up and hariett haggard are all relics of the disastrous new labour so they have no chance....its 5 more years of tories im afraid and we need to start planning already for 2020 if any of us are still around then