Thanks, Steve. It makes its point very clearly. But if this is what Conservatives stand for, it makes me wonder if I’ve been voting for the wrong party all these years.
All the arguments in the video backfired. I don’t know when Milton Friedman visited China, but the anecdote makes the Chinese government sound humane and wise for putting people before capitalism.
Wealth creation doesn’t impress me, when its effect is to turn miners into call-centre battery-hens, or shelf-fillers for Amazon. The true and only wealth we have is Nature and fellow human beings. If we think of human labour as “expensive” and ignore the sense of dignity and worth that it bestows, we suffer from a poverty of spirit and that’s arguably the worst kind.
I’ve always voted Conservative, always had doubts about Margaret Thatcher as PM, been shocked by the hate she attracted. But you’ve shown me by the video that it’s time to let Milton Friedman rest in peace, as well as his most famous fan.
Instead of pursuing Friedmanesque wealth, which mostly turns out on to be bogus, because of the less satisfactory careers it generates, the government could do well to encourage jobs that suit people, not just foster capitalism.
So, how come we don’t hear consistent and robust defence of and explanations of free market principles from this government? The message that the free market and capitalism has failed is the one heard the most by the public.
🥇Many congratulations to all the young people here in #Wycombe taking part in Young Enterprise.
💡Entrepreneurship is the creative search to help other people and the engine of our society.
🙏Many thanks to all the staff and advisors who make this possible - you’re giving young people a great start in life 👏
Chag Sameach to my Jewish constituents in #Wycombe and #Bucks!
I wish all of my Jewish constituents, and the wider UK Jewish community, a happy Pesach!
✝️ An excellent civic service this morning at All Saints High Wycombe. As a Baptist these days, it’s good to be in our town for a bit more liturgy!
😂And Richard our Beadle seems to be looking forward to declaring my fate and others’ at #Wycombe #weighingin …
🤩 I’m proud that Marlow Bottom is in the #Wycombe constituency
💷People here know that they can’t afford a Labour government, as one resident told us. Only @conservatives can finish the job of putting this country on a new path to growing prosperity.
On Saturday in @AllSaintsHW, we gave thanks for the life and work of the late Bishop of Buckingham, Dr Alan Wilson.
The tributes were a fitting and poignant reminder of a good life, well-lived. This passage was a good illustration of his character and wisdom.
#Wycombe
Thanks, Steve. It makes its point very clearly. But if this is what Conservatives stand for, it makes me wonder if I’ve been voting for the wrong party all these years.
All the arguments in the video backfired. I don’t know when Milton Friedman visited China, but the anecdote makes the Chinese government sound humane and wise for putting people before capitalism.
Wealth creation doesn’t impress me, when its effect is to turn miners into call-centre battery-hens, or shelf-fillers for Amazon. The true and only wealth we have is Nature and fellow human beings. If we think of human labour as “expensive” and ignore the sense of dignity and worth that it bestows, we suffer from a poverty of spirit and that’s arguably the worst kind.
I’ve always voted Conservative, always had doubts about Margaret Thatcher as PM, been shocked by the hate she attracted. But you’ve shown me by the video that it’s time to let Milton Friedman rest in peace, as well as his most famous fan.
Instead of pursuing Friedmanesque wealth, which mostly turns out on to be bogus, because of the less satisfactory careers it generates, the government could do well to encourage jobs that suit people, not just foster capitalism.
You have opened my eyes!
So, how come we don’t hear consistent and robust defence of and explanations of free market principles from this government? The message that the free market and capitalism has failed is the one heard the most by the public.