Re:Scotland's Decision
by majc2 on Thursday September 04, 2014 @07:21AM
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I guess it depends on your definition of socialist. It's the common term thats used here - the Labour party which until recently was the dominant force in Scottish politics is a member of the Party of European Socilaists.
(source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8011001.stm#socialis...)
I'd argue that the vast majority of Scots would be in favour of re-nationalising both the railways and royal mail. In the case of the railways, I think there is fairly broad support across the UK for that too.
Re:Scotland's Decision
by willyt on Thursday September 04, 2014 @10:00AM
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Also Railways, Post and other infrastructure are all things that make perfect sense as nationalised industries. They often end up as monopolies anyway in a free market so they might as well be state monopolies with democratic accountability.
I'd argue that the vast majority of Scots would be in favour of re-nationalising both the railways and royal mail. In the case of the railways, I think there is fairly broad support across the UK for that too.