Nationalisation is not socialism

PEOPLE who link socialism and nationalisation together are probably unaware that the first nationalised industry in Britain was ‘The Church Of England’ by Henry VIII.

Charles II nationalised ‘The Post Office’.

In June 1914 Winston Churchill nationalised British Petroleum, “Comrade Churchill” wanting the oil to be in the hands of the people, he paid £2m for a commanding majority share holding.

The BBC was nationalised by the Conservative Party.

Name from the past Imperial Airways was nationalised by the Conservative Party.

The Army and the Police,both of which are nationalised, have no relationship with socialism whatsoever.

Now,we note that all these events took place before the 1917 Russian revolution.

The donkey in the pack is the nationalisation of ‘The Post Office’ people became curious and looked for a reason,it was discovered that Charles II wanted to open every ones letters,the only way he could do that was by creating ‘The Royal Mail’.

The idea of socialism is of common ownership and that things are best done by cooperation,the co-operative movement was based on that principle, municipal ownership is a form of socialism, it worked well.

From Britain’s point of view there were self inflicted side winds, maybe the Thatcher goverment’s years of ‘If it moves privatise it’’.

Post-war Germany and Japan rose as economic powerhouses and both had prohibited restriction orders placed on them.

Not being able to buy or manufacture weapons a huge surplus of money was accumulated, then invested into infrastructure and factory modernisation which again accumulated into greater wealth now being spent in further modernisation. Christopher Jarvis Peeramon, Queensland, Australia