Across the whole of the UK, 49% of the economy will consist of state spending, while in Wales, the figure will be 71.6% – up from 59% in 2004-5. Nowhere in mainland Britain, however, comes close to Northern Ireland, where the state is responsible for 77.6% of spending, despite the supposed resurgence of the economy after the end of the Troubles.
The state now looms far larger in many parts of Britain than it did in former Soviet satellite states such as Hungary and Slovakia as they emerged from communism in the 1990s, when state spending accounted for about 60% of their economies.
Shades of things to come on this side of the pond?
A “People’s state” we may be, but watch this space.
This is not entirely a lost cause. Me and a few others from the UK Objectivist Association, with some generous help from the Ayn Rand Institute, are currently working to push the essay contests into British schools - and I’m optimistic about this.
I predict that within the next 5 years, Objectivism will get its foot on the ladder here in Britain. We’re behind the US movement - but we will get there.
A “People’s state” we may be, but watch this space.
This is not entirely a lost cause. Me and a few others from the UK Objectivist Association, with some generous help from the Ayn Rand Institute, are currently working to push the essay contests into British schools - and I’m optimistic about this.
I predict that within the next 5 years, Objectivism will get its foot on the ladder here in Britain. We’re behind the US movement - but we will get there.
I was not aware of this organisation. This is very pleasing to hear!
Good luck with your efforts. Most Brits I’ve talked to online were fat and happy with the nanny state. They think we’re insane not to have socialized medicine.
Good luck with your efforts. Most Brits I’ve talked to online were fat and happy with the nanny state. They think we’re insane not to have socialized medicine.
Unfortuntely its true, most Brits are altruist, anti-american, muticulturalist socialists and it’s only getting worse.
Good luck with your efforts. Most Brits I’ve talked to online were fat and happy with the nanny state. They think we’re insane not to have socialized medicine.
Thanks.
But I don’t need luck, I need a mind, and I have one
Unfortuntely its true, most Brits are altruist, anti-american, muticulturalist socialists and it’s only getting worse.
Yep I mentioned this in another post.
I love what we once were but… I just feel like f*ck it, I’m 23 I don’t want to spend my life convincing people, it’s totally to their benefit not mine. When I finish university I’m out of here. To America, HK or Singapore.
