Thatcher's own party is not prepared to speak out against corruption, vested interests, economic inefficiency and closed shops, what hope for Europe?

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As the wheels and vacuum pumps of the redistributive welfare state grind and suck, they create enormous political friction and massive economic inefficiency.

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The economic inefficiency, or deadweight loss, would not matter.

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