Here in sunny Brittany, the good folk are still utterly confused about British politics and don't seem to know what to think! When we get visitors from Germany and Austria, on the other hand, I'd say they agree with you, Foxy.
When the labor government came in to power they had a surplus of money the economic downturn had started so to create jobs they stated a scheme to insulate houses, by putting insulation in to roofs for free. About 3 young lads died through electric shocks, a woman who worked for me had her house done, the men who came to do it took 3 rolls of insulation into the roof and came back out with three. No where near enough to insulate a roof. They also gave a $1000 to every household to spend to keep the economy going, the only thing it kept going was the pokie venues. Thank you Kevin. Reading what Mr Corbin has planned, again as an outsider I would be steering well clear of giving labor a vote.
And on the other hand, here in Belgium Telenet started as a state initiative and is also privatised since a decade or so, but they have been laying fiber since a long time.
Form what I can tell its immigrant (99%ish muslim) gangs who have all been put into a few areas which have become ghetto like fighting over the drugs trade and other organised crime. Its certainly not like the islamic bombings done in the name of religion more likely a result of putting so many people with nothing to do in the same place when none have had any criminal checks and many who come from tribal groups (and even criminal groups) who already hate each other on ethnic or religious lines. Anyway thats what I have concluded from what ive read and seen but its far from an expert or hands on opinion.
Try asking my Swedish relations if that is true because it sounds ridiculous to me.
I do miss seeing how far a B thread will get before it gets locked though!
I know three people who had the pink batts installed. Two rusted on Liberal supporters. They were more than happy with the installation.
