I think the party in government at any given time takes on a kind of slightly right of centre, Daily Mail-esque sheen after a while, perhaps to fall in line with a fundamentally similar minded population?
This time round it's certainly led to some interesting side effects. In the public sector lots of talk of more local freedom to act (socialism?), while at the same time legislation to centralise decision making (communism?), while at the same time seemingly opening up areas of public service to eventual privatisation (Conservative, erm, -ism?)
What's all that about!?
I wonder if, in the current crisis, whether GB et al, are just reverting to a type ingrained in them in the 70's while they were young. Could the railways be next?....... Whattabout AEROFLOT GB!!
(i'll get my coat..
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