harryagain wrote
Dave Plowman (News) wrote
Adrian wrote

If you're somehow trying to compare the unions in 1970s BL
with the unions in 2010s Nissan Sunderland or Honda Swindon or
Toyota Derby, then I think you might actually be proving Tim's point.

And if you're somehow trying to compare the '70s BL management
with 2010 Nissan etc you might actually prove my point.

No socialist economy has ever made a notable invention.

Bull**** with a decent modern welfare system and the NHS alone.

And there were plenty of notable inventions in
Bismark's era when socialism got started too.

The best the East Germans could come up withwas the Trabant.

West Germany is in fact a socialist economy.

On the other hand, some activities need to within the remit of the state.
Eg health care, air/seaports and other strategic industries.