so. was the welfare state a mistake?
December 5, 2005 – 7:28 pmha ha that should open the can of worms again. No its not my question - simply for those who want to wriggle around in the can - and the indian capitalists of the world -possibly a field day for you lot - possibly not! -this is a debate at the LSE this wednesday. Some bloke called James Bartholomew is going to argue that “Britain would have been better off without the great expansion of the welfare state since 1945″, and challenged by a panel of critics - listed below:
* Nicholas Barr, professor of public economics at the European Institute, LSE and author of ‘The Economics of the Welfare State’
* Edward Davey MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on education, MP for Kingston and Surbiton and a contributor to the recent Orange Book - Reclaiming Liberalism.
* Niall Dickson, formerly social affairs editor for the BBC and now chief executive of the King’s Fund.
* Allyson Pollock, chair of Health Policy and Health Services Research at UCL, and author of NHS plc, a vigorous critique of government reform of health care.
full details - and the debate will be recorded by BBC Radio 4.
more on who is james bartholomew-
a journalist for guess who - the The Daily Mail - ( also the Daily Telegraph and also the Financial Times..to be fully accurate ha ha, and a city banker background) has written a book called “The Welfare State we’re in”.
if you thought the cartoon was funny, then check out the rest of jason wolfe’s page - where it came from. a brilliant collection of medical humour.
8 Responses to “so. was the welfare state a mistake?”
I appear to be seeing double, and I haven’t even touched a drop.
By j0nz on Dec 5, 2005
ha ha no you’re eyesight is much better than mine.. i seem to have some habit of pressing buttons twice - nowadays the consequences are very dangerous! i had a very confusing text msg yesterday, from an old friend saying im glad you got home safely last night and i thought hey?! i didnt see you last nite..ho of course checked my phone found id hit send like 3 times..this poor person just happens to be the first person in the addressbook..
By sonia on Dec 6, 2005
LOL.
Same thing happened here a few times - little tip, create an entry in your phone called “Aardvark” with the number 12345. Then you don’t end up concerning people at strange times!
By j0nz on Dec 6, 2005
that’s a great idea! thanks
simple but very clever..should be publicized more! it would be very effective..
By sonia on Dec 6, 2005
Jonz,
You should not use LOL so many times. It is bad habit and it only goes to show your lack of proper english usage.
Abbreviating words for SMS is fine, but when you are typing you should take care to type full sentences and words.
Moreover, only people who are outright SILLY, laugh out loud without any rhyme or reason.
All liberals are silly.
By Bihari Babu on Dec 8, 2005
heh heh i think j0nz would probably agree with you there about the liberals! i however think - if people want to say LOL then bully for them i say.
By sonia on Dec 8, 2005
its a long time i didnt hear anything about indian capitalists, anyway this bihari babu guy at least could be his cousin, if not he himself in another (blog)life.
By Cimurai on Dec 8, 2005
cimurai - you may be closer to the mark than you think. i always did think indian capitalist was from Bihar ( lets see if the fish takes the bait)
who was miss x thats im wondering.
By sonia on Dec 8, 2005