I like the last one.
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Does anyone remember the Conservative Party?
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Originally posted by Flashman View PostThatcher was the last PM who actually wanted to change things for better or worse depends on your point of view.
Major/Blair/Brown just wanted to keep the same old shambles rolling along. Cameron's just the same as well.
After Edward Heath's dismal failure to confront the unions, things were pretty dire in the '70s and going from bad to worse.
(Wasn't all the unions' fault though - Management incompetence, especially in the many state-owned industries, didn't help.)Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostBut it wasn't just change for change's sake.
After Edward Heath's dismal failure to confront the unions, things were pretty dire in the '70s and going from bad to worse.
(Wasn't all the unions' fault though - Management incompetence, especially in the many state-owned industries, didn't help.)Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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Originally posted by Zero Liability View PostIf they want to go, why should the Tories stop them?
They can have their little socialist experiment then, without the rest of us having to pay for it.When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostThe point being that the Tories are instrumental in the running of the NO campaign. Why do you think that might be ?Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View PostBecause they'd lose the Unionist voteWhen freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostNot in Scotland they wouldn't. They don't have one.Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View PostHave not considered they might be more concerned about votes outside of ScotlandWhen freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostAre you seriously suggesting that the driving force behind Tory votes in England is the future of the union ????Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostThe point being that the Tories are instrumental in the running of the NO campaign. Why do you think that might be ?Comment
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