Globalisation

[DodgyAgent]

Such is the reach of globalisation, the old divisions of Labour and Conservative have been blurred viz. New Labour and Cameron. This means the old lefties and the traditional Conservatives are excluded. In fact because decisions are now made further away from the voter even the electorate is excluded.

Yes and maybe we as a society can be moved on from the dinosaur (nothing personal lizard ) attitudes that believe that taxation is somehow a benign means of redistributing wealth (which it is not). In a globalised world we will find that our tax must be spent as a means of providing the very best levels of public service; that if we are to fund health and education through taxation then the returns must be of the very highest standards.

[Lucifer Box]

The rich in a 3rd world country live much like the rich in a First World country.

Sasguru is correct. Having actually been to India outside of Goa, this is absolutely true. Choose the area wisely and you will have everything you have here and much more besides, but with a better climate and much better standard of living. Seriously, 25k euros pa will get you a big house, a chauffeur, a butler and a maid and you'll still have change left over.

For those with the readies, the Indian health and education systems are absolutely top notch.

Oh yes, and Golden Peacock beer - delicious.

[datestamp]

What's with all this Globalisation bollocks? Get into "Universalisation". Didn't you hear about the trading ship stuffed full of cotton shirts that landed from Jupiter recently. They are seriously going to undercut China and India any day now. Especially when they get around those 3 armed shirts they are touting. Particularly when you consider that inhabitants of Planet Jupiter only have one arm (but their IT systems are a bit wonky still, resulting in 3 armed shirts).