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I don't know where Thatcher was on the naive to cynical scale. This speech feels naive in its unqualified assertions and its historical judgements that, with hindsight, raise a smile.

But yes, it worked. The current Commission is still paddling down that river. Fischer Boel talks Thatcher talk. Regulation = red tape, gets in the way of individual effort and enterprise. It's bollocks, but it's very easy to believe.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Jul 30th, 2008 at 07:58:42 AM EST
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Fisher Boel is the Danish commissioner. Remember what I said here about Danish EU politicians? Deadbeats, fuckups and embarassments that are too well-connected to purge outright?

Well, Fisher Boel is a text-book example. A political (and intellectual) non-entity with a rich and well-connected daddy. I don't remember what she did to get banished to Bruxelles, but I remember sighing with relief that we would at least be rid of her back home.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Wed Jul 30th, 2008 at 10:35:08 AM EST
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