tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post1828841993065081020..comments2024-03-26T07:51:43.186+00:00Comments on Mabinogogiblog: What exactly do the Tories mean by a "Small State"?DocRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-42585457754065727782010-10-03T14:54:14.739+01:002010-10-03T14:54:14.739+01:00Hi Derek
It is always a pleasure to agree with yo...Hi Derek<br /><br />It is always a pleasure to agree with you.<br /><br />"Mutualise the banks"? Why yes indeed. And included in that would be taking back the monopoly on money creation that the banks have arrogated to themselves. Which is a big step forwards for our ongoing debate on this matter.<br /><br />We really need a big, detailed authoritative web page (or wiki?) setting out alternatives to the Osbore's madness.<br /><br />My starter is here: <br />http://greenerblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/uks-parlous-financial-situation-tough.html<br /><br />CheersDocRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-83614177042893815472010-10-03T14:38:42.447+01:002010-10-03T14:38:42.447+01:00Exactly - diet and exercise, not an apronectomy ca...Exactly - diet and exercise, not an apronectomy carried out with a chainsaw and without an anaesthetic.<br /><br />Another analogy might be addiction. The UK has become addicted to easy money, like a patient hooked on prescribed benzodiazepines. Abrupt withdrawal may precipitate an epileptic fit (= deep recession, civil disturbances). The right way is slow withdrawal and steady reform of the economy to transform it into a sustainable, steady state, ecological economy.DocRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-81039749042636937222010-10-02T22:51:42.840+01:002010-10-02T22:51:42.840+01:00A man with a BMI of 40 just about sums up what the...A man with a BMI of 40 just about sums up what the UK has become under NuLab.<br />Crash diet and exercise diagnosed before collapse and a heart attack.<br />Thanks for the perfect analogy, Doc :)Elizanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-36573817619065894652010-10-02T22:33:12.046+01:002010-10-02T22:33:12.046+01:00spot on, I am not a fan of the state but this is a...spot on, I am not a fan of the state but this is an excuse to give the corporations free reign.<br /><br />If they were going to mutualise the banks, redistribute land on a large scale, etc, etc, then they could justify some of their rhetoric.<br /><br />however its an excuse to cut public services while preserving (indeed accelerating) an unequal society.Derek Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.com