Following up to john_kulp@... (John Kulp) wrote:
>>probably because they have spent a lot over many years, in the
>>Thatcher years we scrimped on all public services. I imagine the Dutch
>>are swamped by their immigration policy.
>
>I don't know all the reasons, of course, but hasn't it been a rather
>long time since Thatcher was around with a labor government in power?
recent govts have spend a fair bit more money, much of it on pointless
internal markets and accountancy, introduced by Thatcher, that is what
much of the debate you talk about is on. The Germans and French have
done a better job.
BTW dont confuse new labour with socialists. Blair was pro Thatcher
Pro Bush. Labour in name only, I would dearly love to know the inside
story on his rise to power.
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Mike
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