"Torsten Brinch" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 15:02:46 -0000, "Michael Saunby"
wrote:


"Torsten Brinch" wrote in message
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Mental exercises is to keep different aspects of a complex situation
clearly separated, not to deny it.

"Surely the government should help the industry to do its business,
and pay for what the nation requires of the industry through our
environmental and conservation agenda [and] not by subsidising the
industry to produce goods that are not wanted in the market place?"
(Ms Beckett, January 2002)

Typical double-speak. "Pay for what the nations requires" when done by
government rather than consumers IS subsidy!

Keep exercising, you are still missing the point.


I've tried the mental exercise, but trying to think as you do just seems to
make me wretch.

Go on then, enlighten me. What do you think the point is?

Michael Saunby