tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post2730721614188667709..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Because the left like to target "groups" for punishment doesn't mean the rest of us do...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-82756359791425800862012-10-03T12:17:37.505+01:002012-10-03T12:17:37.505+01:00Minimum pricing for alcohol is, quite clearly, a p...Minimum pricing for alcohol is, quite clearly, a policy aimed at the poor. It may not be because those proposing it dislike those poor, but it comes from a contempt for certain lifestyle choices and a 'we know better' attitude. It's every bit as bad as any of the more vindictive Labour policies.<br /><br />Of course.. it's also exactly the sort of thing that Labour were doing anyway. So it's not a 'left vs right' thing, it's a 'smug self-appointed elites v unwashed proles' thing.The Thought Gangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-28118988760347151092012-10-01T02:28:14.403+01:002012-10-01T02:28:14.403+01:00I have to take issue with your suggestion that bei...I have to take issue with your suggestion that being a "proper doctor" automatically implies intellect. The ability to learn by rote and cram for exams yes, the ability to form objective coherent arguments, not especially. A massive and completely uncalled for superiority complex, definitely. In a tight intellectual corner, give me a Dr of Biochemistry over a medic any day of the week. Especially a left wing medic. Ivan Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364023294207490403noreply@blogger.com