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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
I appreciate the compliment about cogent arguments. 
I'm a bit tired or my post would have been more polished, but it was meant as more matter of fact than dig. Many people jump to conclusions that debt is tied to one party (whereas it's more linked to economic cycles) so I thought it interesting to see who was in power in 1963. We can all be guilty of jumping to conclusions about politics - if someone had told me the first council housing in Europe was introduced by a Conservative Council in Liverpool I would have been initially sceptical but it's true. |
Don't forget that the labelling has changed a lot since the Conservatives were in power in the 1960's. The Vote Leave Tories in power now are a pale and shallow imitation of the mostly one nation Conservatives up until the mid-1970s.
Saying the two types of Tory party of then and now would be a futile exercise. The Tories of old had a, rightly deserved, reputation of decency, integrity and honesty. This new lot cannot even spell the words nevermind abide by them. The only merit of getting a Cabinet post is being a Vote Leave disciple, ability is a bonus. Take Hancock and the "App" for a nice example:
"We backed both horses" - and worked on two apps at once. On-record statement Department of Health on May 18: "There is no alternative app."
The government had "worked closely with Apple and Google". Apple said: "It is difficult to understand what these claims are as they haven't spoken to us."
"We discovered a technical barrier" that every other country with track and trace apps has found, says Health Secretary Matt Hancock. "Our app won't work because Apple won't change their system". Germany's app using the Apple platform is up & running with 10 million downloads in 3 days.
They just cannot help lying, it is in their nature and I am afraid they are in so deep with the debacle of the UK's handling of this crisis, we will see more of this crap.
Here's another example:
UK campaigners seek judicial review of £108m PPE contract award
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Campaigners are seeking a judicial review into how a pest-control company with net assets of £19,000 was given a government contract worth £108m to secure personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
PestFix, which has 16 staff and is based in Littlehampton in Sussex, was given the contract in early April to provide items such as gowns and face masks to the NHS.
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It's legit, honest!