Attlee managed to improve the standard of living rather well, in spite of the mess WW2 left us in, including having to pay the huge bill the USA presented us with.
J M Keynes pointed out that "Anything we can do, we can afford to do."
We just need to remove the politicians the rich have put there, and let people who actually care about other people run things.
Walrus 🏴
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2026-05-16 10:22:44 UTC
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