Letter  No12 by Mike Allott:  email I back to directory

 

9 Jan 2004: Uneconomic socialism

Sir,

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, says: "I would like to see the Government leading from a philosophy of socialism, rather than arguing from economic arguments" (report, January 5).

If socialism is a philosophy it is one that has been subjected to many interpretations - none of which has ever ignored economic arguments. Socialism reflects political theories based in a secular
world, offering secular solutions.

Those who continue to advocate socialist solutions tend to be those who have allowed nostalgia to cloud the realities of stark choices in a rapidly changing world. It is no surprise that the mainstream
Labour Party has the good sense to avoid using the term.

Yours faithfully,

Mike Allott
Chandler's Ford
Eastleigh