[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "...presided over by an incompetent, selfish and narcissistic ruling class."

One recalls that the UK post WWII immediately went to install the outright socialist, Clement Atlee. With the creation of the welfare state -- "free money" and that has only grown in scope and size -- and the nationalization of much. Free, it turns out after many decades, is very expensive. And Fabian socialism is not a recipe for prosperity, it turns out.

While in Germany, years back, I saw a BBC Hard Talk interview with one of Atlee's government allies, who, when asked about the 23 percent unemployment, responded with, "yes, but WE were in power."

The article is correct. For a very long time, Britain has been "...presided over by an incompetent, selfish and narcissistic ruling class." To this day, in fact.

How like here and now in the US, as well, and in many nations in Europe. If we as "the West" is so characterized, then our path as conservatives is to oppose in all ways possible.

[linMcHlp]

Fabian socialism is not a recipe for prosperity

[Walrus]

Who is John Galt?

[dfwgator]

One recalls that the UK post WWII immediately went to install the outright socialist, Clement Atlee. With the creation of the welfare state -- "free money" and that has only grown in scope and size -- and the nationalization of much. Free, it turns out after many decades, is very expensive. And Fabian socialism is not a recipe for prosperity, it turns out.

Even bringing back Churchill didn't help.