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Originally Posted by SMHarman
The 80s tory policy has been seen as a template for the rest of europe. It has indicated what should and will work in a privatised environment (Rail, Telco), what shoudl work (Gas, Electric, Water) though needs sufficient price control that infrastructure repair and investment is possible, and what does not work - Rail - or at least does not work in the model used.
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So, when Europe enthusiasts point to EU directives requiring deregulation of the telecoms market, in such a way as to imply that we should be grateful, they are in fact neglecting to mention that we got there first, and the rest of Europe adopted it because we already did, and proved it worked? If that's the case, it pours just a little cold water on the standard defence of EU interference in domestic policy issues: that the dynamic EU is well placed to kick indolent national governments into improving things.