Friday 21 June 2002

Leviathan marches on

I too had thought of applying for one of the new policy analyst jobs. Week one: privatise the schools; week two: abolish the Scottish National "Health" Service; week three: make criminals fully compensate their victims; week four: end corporate welfare. Bill Jamieson is absolutely right to complain about the inexorable expansion of the public sector. Could someone please explain why those who live at the expense of others have the right to vote?