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Oh, that's nothing. The Guardian carried articles against rail nationalization[1], because it was Boris Johnson that proposed it. It's a post-ideological era t
by username332211 3y ago
Oh, that's nothing. The Guardian carried articles against rail nationalization[1], because it was Boris Johnson that proposed it.
It's a post-ideological era that we live in. Nobody cares about taxes, incomes and the like any more.[2] The conflict is now red vs blue.
[1]https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/20/great-british-railways-ministers-rail-system-train-companies https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/20/great-...
[2] Apart from the occasional oligarch who buys a newspaper because he really cares about his own taxes.
- walthamstow 3y agoOligarchs don't buy newspapers because they want to lower their tax bill. They already have the best accountants for that. They use them to gain power and influence in the host country. Usually with great success, as I'm sure Baron Lebvedev of Hampton and Siberia will attest.
- throwawaymobule 3y agoI still find it a little funny that the colours of the two 'teams' are the reverse of what they are in the States.