| 'Fraid you're wrong on the UK front. Public ownership of several industries (such as rail) has been reversed - with a 'Labour' government in power. We've seen a significant drift to the right in mainstream politics here in the last....20 years, mebbe? Ever since Neil Kinnock stepped down and Tony with his shiny 'New Labour' message took up the reins.
As for Europe, I'd also argue that you're barking up the wrong tree. New centre-right government in Berlin, French elections coming up, and whilst no-one wants to completely dismantle the state organs they have, there are serious questions being asked about the viability of things like pensions, etc. It's pretty much agreed that the State cannot afford these trappings for much longer.
And as for India...have a nose round Breaking News for a thread I posted a day or two ago - they're opening up their markets to foreign investors quite significantly.
We're not mad, SteveA. No-one - apart from a few serious extremists - wants Communism. The evidence of that madness is just down the road, for those that want to see it. The middle ground is pretty much where we'll stay. Government agencies may grow, but every politician worth his salt is going to have them in the firing line when they start talking about 'cutting red tape' & 'blitzing bureacracy'. We have it every election, and I do believe there's a fair few redundancies going on in places like Inland Revenue right now.
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
-George Best, on being asked what he did with his footballing fortunes. |