"Julian Fowler" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:17:54 +0000, "Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics)"
wrote:

In article , Huge
wrote:

Oh, yes. There's a perception problem in this country caused by a
general move to the left. New Labour are still a socialist organisation
- they are utterly convinced they can run your life better than you
can, and in particular that they can spend your money better than you
can. And anyone who dares suggest otherwise is immediately castigated
as an "extreme right winger" or "Thatcherite".

Which is a badge some of us would wear with pride, bearing in mind what
the
pseudo-commies get up to. I'm old enough to remember the last time this
shower got in and the utter devastation they caused.

Presumably, then, you regard:


And as a counter to that:

- the poll tax
50+ stealth tax rises, including removal of tax credits on dividend payments
to pension funds (worth £5billion)

- the Miners' strike
the contempt for democratic processes and institutions

- the police being used as the paramilitary wing of a political party
The police being used as a revenue generation organisation

- taking the country to war over a few sheep
taking the country to war over non-existant WMDs

- the wilful destruction of manufacturing industry
wilful destruction of service and knowledge industries by positive
encouragment to outsource

- the wilful destruction of the communities supported by manufacturing
industry
see above. For example here in S. Yorks there were a lot of call centre jobs
created, which gave some semblance of a return to employment after the
devastation of the miner's strike. These jobs are now being outsourced
overseas with the willing conivance of the govt.

- selling off national assets at bargain basement prices
squandering vast sums on public sector inefficiencies


as *positive* aspects of the Thatcher years???
as *positive* aspects of the Blair years???

Cheers
Clive