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On 08/09/15 11:00, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Ash Burton wrote:
On 08/09/2015 08:24, tony sayer wrote:


The shape of things to come to the UK?....


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34176571

Probably it is.


But it's nothing new really, remember the 3 day week in the 70's?


But can't be blamed on the unions this time? ;-)


well yes, if you mean the generally socialist attitude towards energy
and the attempts to bring it totally under government control.

Naturally enough, businesses are walking away from investment where
viability, let alone profitability, is at the whim of a government whose
policies are based on ideology and knee jerk political advantage.



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the right place whilst your head is in the clouds and your hand is in
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