tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post4378173076147173761..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: Breaking the nationalisation tabooNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-46349539681826323962008-04-07T22:06:00.000+01:002008-04-07T22:06:00.000+01:00It's a pity there's no prospect of there being any...It's a pity there's no prospect of there being anyone to vote for, who might implement re-nationalisation? Not to mention anyone you can vote for to save the NHS! There's the Greens, but they're not in with a chance, in the near future - and there is some room for doubt about their approach; for instance, if I'm lucky I can get a return flight to Scotland cheaper than the price of a taxi across central London, but I'm not even sure if it's still possible to get a train to Glasgow at any price. There are trends in Green policy (particularly in their adoption by other parties) which make me wonder if the cheap flights might disappear, but the trains remain as expensive, thus preventing the poor from travelling - a nicely isolated, atomised, weakened working class. The Greens need to send a clear message, with some salient policies highlighted - ' RE-NATIONALISE THE RAILWAYS, WATER, AND GET THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMPLETELY OUT OF THE NHS IMMEDIATELY ON TAKING POWER'. That would increase their vote, but would it do it in time? And would they have the balls to commit, since they are still very equivocal about Europe, and these policies would mean conflict with the centralising EU? Can the Greens really be trusted, more than the rest, in other words? An independent ' no privatisation of the NHS' candidate standing for every seat might give a surprising result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-88547153172773840982008-04-07T19:02:00.000+01:002008-04-07T19:02:00.000+01:00I don't think they'll be making the boast about B....I don't think they'll be making the boast about B.A. being the 'world's favourite airline' anymore. A more accurate description would be 'the world's favourite airline for those who enjoy losing their bags and waiting several hours to board a plane'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com