>So we would expect to see much more ‘fair and safe Labour practices’ in socialist countries where the profit motive did not exist No, and that's not GP's clai

>So we would expect to see much more ‘fair and safe Labour practices’ in socialist countries where the profit motive did not exist No, and that's not GP's claim either. It's entirely reasonable (and historically accurate) to say that socialists have consistently pushed for improved labour rights in capitalist countries. That doesn't make any comment as to their achievements (or lack of) in "socialist" countries.