Just had a read of the full article - I'm surprised you didn't pick a more 'interesting' example Sussex, I mean, there's plenty to choose from
One of the best is when he says:
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We’ve heard all of the arguments on the English side of the border for many years, it was the legend himself, Derek Cummins, who coined the term ‘wannaplates’, as soon as a ‘wannaplate’ becomes a ‘gorraplate’, the attitude invariably changes.
But later he asks a question that he's already answered:
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If deregulation is such a great thing, how come lots of people who have experienced the open and free market now want it re-regulated? The trade in Sheffield, Middlesborough, Gateshead, Mansfield, Carlisle, The Wirral, Fylde (and that’s just off the top of my head) all seem to want regulation back. If this free market is so good, and we’re all so professional, why the hell do these places want regulation back.
In other words, or as the legend Derek Cummins alludes, it's self-interest, pure and simple.
But just because some people want to spend more time on the golf course (say) while other people slave away on their behalf to facilitate this, that hardly means it's a good thing (as the Reiver seems to think).
Mr Casey is very fond of quoting famous historical figures under his various guises, so I remind him of the Adam Smith quote, which sums things up quite nicely, but neatly demonstrates why Mr Casey's type should be resisted, not kow-towed to:
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People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
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