I remain an unrepentant advocate of Mrs Thatcher. No consensus politics for her. She called a Socialist a Socialist back in the “red meat” days of the 1970’s.
When asked, once, about Labour’s approach to business, she replied “Labour does not understand business, never has done, never will do”.
Mrs Thatcher also liked to discuss the economy as though it were a domestic housekeeping budget. She reduced it to simple but essential truths. You have to budget within your means. You do not spend more than you have got. I think Mr Micawber would sign up to that without too much problem as well.
According to Labour the way out of the mess caused by their overspending is to keep spending. I think I prefer Mrs Thatcher’s homespun economics any day.
The State can keep on spending but, somewhere along the line, the private sector has to generate the wealth to finance this. At the moment Labour seems hell bent, through its policies, of driving out from the country big corporate business, non-doms, wealth creating entrepreneurs and others. It is just increasing the burden for the rest of us.
“They create a desert and call it peace”.
Thank you Paul, I could not have put it better myself – I wish to God that more others thought the same
Thank you for your comments – it is precisely what is happening and what is needed. I wish that more people thought exactly the same.
100% right Paul. Well said!
My favourite quote ” U turn if you want to, the Lady’s not for turning”
oh, and No! No! No!
Paul, you have confirmed why I like you so much.
I am no fan of Darling, especially after his stints in transport and the DSS. Now he’s messing things up from No 11 and presents a highly political budget, blatently attempting to somehow win back voters and cling on to power.
Labour got a severe pasting on last night’s Question Time, up here in Glasgow, and need to really listen to the people. The funniest part was when Liam Byrne said that “Labour would be in power until the election”; he obviously knows which way things are heading.
We are well overdue a change in direction, so bring it on!!!