Crackers capitalism

 

The effects of tariffs.

‘The successes of industrialisation did not at all mitigate the internal contradictions. On the contrary, the circumstances under which the industry of Spain, a neutral country, flourished under the golden rain of the war was transformed into a source of new difficulties at the end of the war when the increased foreign demand disappeared .Not only did the foreign markets disappear… but the dictatorship was compelled, with the aid of the highest tariffs wall in Europe, to defend its domestic markets from the influx of foreign commodities. The high tariff led to high prices, which diminished the already low purchasing power of the people. That is why industry after the war did not rise out of its lethargy, which is expressed by chronic unemployment on the one hand, and the sharp outbursts of the class struggle on the other.’

Leon Trotsky The Spanish Revolution

Television critic misunderstands socialism.

‘Yet I can almost guarantee the Tardis will, henceforth, never randomly land in the following settings: The Soviet Union during the Stalinist purges of 1936-38, Budapest in the brutal crushing of the 1956 uprising, North Korea at any time and China during either the cultural revolution (1966-76) or the great famine of 1959-61.

Or indeed anywhere else that would remind BBC1 viewers socialism is one of the most lethally stupid ideas in the whole history of mankind.’

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/34621290/doctor-who-ratings-political-bias/

War propaganda

‘A former defence minister has warned people across the UK to stockpile now for a Russian attack. Tobias Ellwood, who was a captain in the British Army before becoming a Conservative MP, said Russia would sow “confusion and panic” by crippling Britain’s water, gas and electricity supplies and bringing down computer systems.’

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2046219/uk-households-stockpile-food-waterhttps://

Scientists unaware of law of unintended consequences.

‘UK scientists are to launch outdoor geoengineering experiments as part of a £50m government-funded programme...

Geoengineering is controversial and some previous planned outdoor experiments have been cancelled after strong opposition. Most geoengineering proposals aim to block sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface, for example by launching clouds of reflective particles into the atmosphere or using seawater sprays to make clouds brighter.’

www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/22/uk-scientists-outdoor-geoengineering-experiments