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"Simon Brown" wrote in message
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 29/04/15 22:04, Simon Brown wrote:
Hasn't failed in Norway. They have done much better
with their socialised oil and gas system than Britain has.

when you have a population as low as they have and as much oil/gas as
they have you can afford socialism. Till the oil runs out....

Not that they are even socialist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erna_Solberg

Of course they are when the government owns
the oil and gas and much of the hydro industries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway#Resources


Norway hasn't been socialist for years.

Still is when the government owns the oil and gas and
much of the hydro industries and the largest bank.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway

The state has large ownership positions in key industrial sectors, such
as the
strategic petroleum sector (Statoil and Aker Solutions), hydroelectric
energy
production (Statkraft), aluminium production (Norsk Hydro), the largest
Norwegian bank (DnB NOR), and telecommunication provider (Telenor).
Through these big companies, the government controls approximately
30% of the stock values at the Oslo Stock Exchange. When non-listed
companies are included, the state has even higher share in ownership
(mainly from direct oil license ownership).