Lynsey Hanley nails the Tories lies
November 30th, 2010
I thought this was a great article, and the comments that follow it. I don’t always agree with Lynsey Hanley but on this occasion she is spot on.
“That’s the paradox of conservatism: it celebrates the idea of individual freedom while making it incredibly difficult for some individuals – generally, those who lack power and money – to exercise that freedom.”
https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/26/tory-paradox-free-less-choice
ArseneKnows
26 November 2010 10:34AM
The usual right wing bull from some of the usual suspects.
The 1834 Poor Law Reform Act is what they seem to be arguing for. In this act, signed nto law incidentally by Cameron’s ancestor William IV, the driving force behind the reforms was the concept of ‘less eligibility’. This basically meant that noone in receipt of relief from poverty should be as well off as even the lowest paid labourer.