My first memories of a politician were John Major
but at the time I didn't know what a politician was.
So, for the reasons you state, I wanted to look into why 'MT evil, dur dur dur', so asked around; looked into it, etc. etc.
There were strikes, low productivity as a result, an inefficient and costly mining industry that wasn't benefitting the economy.
Then there's the strikes in response to poor policy; the blatent discrepencies in the accounting that justified closure of the mines, and generally very, very poor economic theory and practice from the Conservative party at this time (Milton Freeman, how wrong you were) - economics added on at the end in order to justify power-plays in politics.
My conclusion: If she had a cock she'd be a tosser.
Also that a lot of the union leaders were trying to be their own little socialist revolutionaries, with all those union subscription fees going to their wonderful offices and downright control of the labour market - little Stalins in the making a lot of them.
(, Fri 6 Mar 2009, 23:21, Reply)
your union observation
is still valid today.
mr woodley, for one , is still in that mould much to the detriment of those who still pay a weekly fee.
he is a cock.
(, Fri 6 Mar 2009, 23:30, Reply)