Thatcherism was a 1980’s solution to 1970’s problems. It’s 35 years since she resigned, and it’s up to modern politicians to solve our quite different problems, rather than harking back to a golden a… (View Post)

The notion that we’d be better off if millions were still employed in mining, and low value manufacturing, competing against low wage economies, with nationalised industries sucking up massive subsid… (View Post)

A fridge? Bloody luxury! (View Post)

I’m pretty sure that there’ve been occasions when US soldiers have owed their lives to British soldiers. The notion that the US is the only country that fights has no basis in reality. (View Post)

If you want an early 1970’’s economy, you must accept an early 1970’s standard of living. Sections of the left are as guilty as sections of the right at seeing recent history as a journey from Eden t… (View Post)