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January 08, 2012
Sunday
 
 
"Loaned into existence ..."
Brian Micklethwait (London)  Globalization/economics • Historical views

I link a lot to the sayings and doings of Steve Baker MP (that being the last time I mentioned him here), so this time I will be brief, and only say that I like the phrase "new money being loaned into existence". The piece this phrase appears in is entitled Could this be a second crisis of state socialism? If you are already saying to yourself something along the lines of: "yes I rather think it could be", you will, you will be unamazed to learn, find yourself in agreement with Mr Baker.

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Steve Baker MP is so spot on it's a miracle the High Wycombe conservative party chose him as there candidate. I thought the entire point of the Party System and Parliamentary Democracy was to keep people who actually oppose the status quo away from the levers of power.


Posted by George at January 8, 2012 09:20 PM

They have to have one or two 'mavericks' in the house to give people the idea that they're not all power hungry ego-maniacs.

Graham Stringer does the job for Labour I believe.


Posted by Kevin B at January 8, 2012 11:52 PM

Nice and simply put.

We are spending at state levels of WW2. For what?

Shouldnt that be the question put to every statist spiv with their hand out for more?


Posted by thefrollickingmole at January 9, 2012 02:06 AM

We are spending at state levels of WW2. For what?

Job creation for Guardian readers.


Posted by George Bown at January 9, 2012 09:22 AM

Jesse Norman.


Posted by Alisa at January 9, 2012 05:41 PM

Good post and good comments.


Posted by Paul Marks at January 12, 2012 02:10 PM
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