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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 10. May | 65 comments (65 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: "restore profitability" (4.00 / 2)

But this presumes that anything in Britain is a public service. It's all been privatised (and, conveniently, is therefore no longer the government's responsibility) and so has been reformed into efficiency. As Thatcher, who is Blair/Brown's heroine, said "You cannot buck the market".

Brown might as well say "There is no such thing as society". Cos everything he does ensures that anything that matters is wrecked.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 07:46:26 AM EST
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Re: "restore profitability" (none / 1)

I want to argue, but you're essentially right: this should never have been handed over to organisation which worked on the profit motive. Closure of post offices was the inevitable outcome.

Member of the Anti-Fabulousness League since 1987.

by Ephemera on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 09:32:10 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 10. May | 65 comments (65 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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