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TONY
Oh, how we rejoiced when Tony Blair came With his boyish good looks and firm decision To roll back the years of the Thatcherite shame As joy overcame the sense of derision. We watched and we hoped and we waited … Continue reading
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THE LONDON BLITZ
The first aerial onslaught on London started in September 1940 when the Luftwaffer switched its tactics from bombing air-fields and strategic targets to direct attacks on the main cities of Britain. The raids disrupted the lives of everyone; sleep was … Continue reading
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THE LESSON NEVER LEARNED (Written in October 1998)
The last recession was in 1992. At that time these recessions were called ‘slumps’ and later ‘depressions.’ The government at the time referred to it as a ‘temporary economic downturn,’ which seems to indicate that if you rename an unpleasant … Continue reading
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WHAT SHOULD THE RULE OF LAW BE FOUNDED ON?
The accumulation and retention of wealth is only possible with the existence of social cohesion. Without social cohesion someone may build up what was once considered as wealth in a primitive age such as food, furs, fire, land and someone … Continue reading
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THE MARKET
The Market knows best That’s what they told us; Self-correcting; the’invisible hand.’ Leave things to the Market And wealth will be unlocked For the prosperity of all. Mans’ instinctive sense of self-preservation Will prevent things from ever going too far; … Continue reading
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WHY DO WE NEED A NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE?
It was winter and war time in London. I was sixteen and working in my first job at Chadwick Street off the Horseferry Road with the Gaslight and Coke Company, There was no National Health Service at that time and, … Continue reading
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