Has dodgy bought his yet?

[darmstadt]

The contractor market took off in the 80s driven by the investment in technology into many of the Nationalised Industries that Thatcher released from shackles of government and Union control. Hitherto these Industries had never needed to modernise because the rest of us paid for their inefficient existence whether we liked it or not - so they did not need to bother to modernise.

You still are. The taxpayer subsidies to the railway companies now are more than they were when nationalised as they require this money to 'modernise.' Likewise with the many PFI farces in existent and the many government subsidies provided to industries that were once nationalised...

But nationalistion is back on the table:

By the late 1970s, and throughout the 1980s, most UK's major State owned industries were sold off to the private sector through privatisation. The intention was that, back in the free market, these industries would become more efficient and would be able to modernise by having greater access to the capital markets, and by employing more modern and dynamic management. Privatisation also generated huge revenues for the UK Treasury as well as allowing tax cuts and creating an environment where other supply-side reforms could be implemented.
Following the banking collapse of 2009, nationalisation was put firmly back on the agenda, if only in terms of the financial system.

[d000hg]

Unless you were a wide mouthed cockney barrow boy working in the city normal middle class professional, finding a decent paying job was the pits. Sadly the country was going to the dogs and I didn't want to be a part of it anymore.

FTFY.

[DodgyAgent]

You still are. The taxpayer subsidies to the railway companies now are more than they were when nationalised as they require this money to 'modernise.' Likewise with the many PFI farces in existent and the many government subsidies provided to industries that were once nationalised...

But nationalistion is back on the table:

What has that got to do with the rise of the contracting industry in the 80s and 90s? or is that just another snipe at the UK from someone who supposedly cleared out long ago but cant quite convince himself that he has done the right thing unless he comes on this board and makes digs at the UK.

And before you get so nauseatingly smug about your precious Germany, once the stagnation of Europe sets in you will have Greeks and Italians and Spaniards beating the crap out of any German that dares step foot outside their newly found Reich. I suggest you keep hold of your British passport.

[bless 'em all]

I grew up outside Doncaster and Nottingham and I saw a bunch of bullies that blackmailed the rest of the country into supporting uncompetitive industries from print to mining. I used to see unrestrained pickets grinding the entire economy to a halt and I then saw the IMF come in and impose austerity measures the likes of which destroyed the lives of many thousands of people.
I saw trade union leaders filling their pockets with membership subscriptions and inciting violence.

I then saw the wholesale unravelling of British nationalised industries and the freeing of the banking sector and I then saw hundreds of thousands of very fortunate geeks exploit the release of industry from Union control by selling their skills to bring technology to industries that had Thatcher not emerged will have still been stuck in the dark ages.

I now see little hypocrites like you spinning her policies from what was at the time a necessity into cowardly and dishonest cliches.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to DodgyAgent again.

Dodgy has just summed the whole thing up nicely there.

How many of us would be working where we are, doing what we're doing if the unions hadn't been brought to heel? Would you own your own house or be running your own businesses if she'd never brought the country out of the grip of the left?

There are threads on here taking the piss out of Greece, but if Labour had had their way in the 80's we'd have made Greece look like financial f-ing genius'.

There have been few Prime Ministers who have had held onto the conviction of their beliefs and seen their vision through, so at least give her the respect that deserves.

[Scoobos]

You tell me if you have ever been an It contractor and I will answer your question. And yes I am over 45. I assume that you have at some stage been a contractor and you have made very good money from it. The contractor market took off in the 80s driven by the investment in technology into many of the Nationalised Industries that Thatcher released from shackles of government and Union control. Hitherto these Industries had never needed to modernise because the rest of us paid for their inefficient existence whether we liked it or not - so they did not need to bother to modernise.
As a result people like you became very wealthy indeed. What is pretty repulsive is that now you seem to think its rather cool and virtuous to slag off Thatcher who's courage and bravery took the country out of the grip of the Unions and enabled it to become the sixth wealthiest Nation in the world.
So that explains why you are a hypocrite.

that's a total crock DA. Such assumptions. If you have liberal views you should be poor? If you want to try and end famine you should starve yourself?

Contracting in IT had nothing to do with this either you total total numpty.

[DodgyAgent]

that's a total crock DA. Such assumptions. If you have liberal views you should be poor? If you want to try and end famine you should starve yourself?

Contracting in IT had nothing to do with this either you total total numpty.

So if it is such "cock" as you say then you should have no difficulty explaining why
The thing is that you think you have liberal views when actually you do not and you have no interest whatsoever in helping the poor.

[Mich the Tester]

Dodgy nearly makes sense

I assume this is SFW;

[DodgyAgent]

No she fecking didn't.

You a contractor?

[DodgyAgent]

Not any more.

I's a parasite.

You made your money out of contracting did you not? and if you are retired you are indeed a parasite because I presume none of your income is coming our (recruitment agents) way?

[BrilloPad]

I made some money out of contracting, more money out of being a permie, and this is my retirement job, ejumakating the esteemed customers in the wonders of elektronix.

ejaculating??