tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post1152410045369706001..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: The real scandal of the New Labour yearsPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-81978853380025830422007-12-14T12:58:00.000+00:002007-12-14T12:58:00.000+00:00All fair points, Chris - but why the need to get p...All fair points, Chris - but why the need to get personal?Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-2280181275961525902007-12-14T12:54:00.000+00:002007-12-14T12:54:00.000+00:00And surely the "decline in social mobility" cannot...And surely the "decline in social mobility" cannot be attributed to Thatcher? That was the decade when I noticed the most movement/blurring under the "we can all have it all" ethos.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05136739620289407113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-69425058916911887912007-12-14T12:52:00.000+00:002007-12-14T12:52:00.000+00:00I'm not and never have a been a Tory, but it's fun...I'm not and never have a been a Tory, but it's funny how I was a member of the Underclass you mention before Thatcher. <BR/><BR/>I grew up in a council house in the 1970s with sash windows which didn't fit and mould up my bedroom wall and a 1950s prefab kitchen (which contained asbestos). Bizarrely, the kitchen was rebuilt in brick and the windows replaced (and central heating installed) in the Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05136739620289407113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-57217026245793163352007-12-14T11:45:00.000+00:002007-12-14T11:45:00.000+00:00I've got no brief for the government anymore Paul,...I've got no brief for the government anymore Paul, but I'm not sure you're being entirely fair. I haven't read the full report, but looking at the full press release and the 6 page summary document paints a slightly more nuanced picture.<BR/><BR/>The figures and the analysis both say quite clearly that the sharp decline between social mobility between 1956 and 1970 has stopped, and levels have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-82725482181405635402007-12-14T09:36:00.000+00:002007-12-14T09:36:00.000+00:00The Labour Party has lost any ideological or philo...The Labour Party has lost any ideological or philosophical beliefs since Blair came to power. I don't see how anyone who grew up with the Labour Party in the past few decades could still believe in what they are doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-77609952947308133902007-12-13T21:40:00.000+00:002007-12-13T21:40:00.000+00:00I haven't read the report, Paul.I think we can acc...I haven't read the report, Paul.<BR/><BR/>I think we can accept that the 'rich' have got richer, whoever they may be.<BR/><BR/>But have the poor got poorer? Or is it the case that their 'wealth' hasn't risen proportionately as much?<BR/><BR/>And accepting that their situation is poorer in the most fundamental sense, what exactly can a Government do?<BR/>I'm happy to be proven wrong and MorrisOxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952846056079111473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-66095445851086685902007-12-13T19:14:00.000+00:002007-12-13T19:14:00.000+00:00I very much agree with what you are saying Paul.I ...I very much agree with what you are saying Paul.<BR/>I often felt than Tony Wot's Name turned Labour into a version of the Young Conservatives.<BR/>But what annoys me most is that many traditional old Labour MPs sold their souls for the chance of government.<BR/>Unfortunately the Bottler would rather enjoy power than go back to his Labour roots.Barnacle Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257546424880537005noreply@blogger.com