On 07/03/16 13:35, charles wrote:
In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Brian Gaff wrote:
How did we get into this sort of mess. Simple, no overview after we sold
the power networks off. Now everybody does their own thing and sod the
others.

You can't say that on here, Brian. Everyone knows that private enterprise
and market forces are the only thing that works.

Every single electricity supply company is only interested in making sure
its customers are properly looked after through careful forward planning
and excellent service. Only after that are profits even thought about.

Surely this must be obvious? After all, our existing nuclear power
stations that everyone on here raves about were all built by private
enterprise.

really?

Of course the ONLY reason that we don't have private enterprise building
power stations is that governments have totally interfered in the whole
energy market.

"Gas is cheaper than coal!"
"No it isnt!"
"OK we will put a massive tax on coal so it is!"
"Nuclear is cheaper than coal and gas"
"WE can't have that. Let's add about 10 years of box ticking and public
inquiry to every power station and make it much more expensive"
"Now no one wants to invest in any power because government keeps moving
the goalposts"
"Right then we can offer fixed term contracts"
"But that's a totally artificial market: the government, political
bigotry and not the reality is dictating what type of power staion we have"
"Of course, its like nationalising it, except we don't have to pay for
it, so it's socialism by legislation, rather than by taking any
responsibility, That was the Genius of Blair. Pass a law that makes it
someone else's fault when you cock it up! If we get marvellous cheap
power, Blair and Labour take the credit, if it ****s up, we blame
private enterprise and the market!"
"If there is anything worse than a stupid lefty****, it's a clever
lefty****".





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