Very sad news

[Droogs]

There's clearly no need for prize winning top economists supported by multi £m supercomputers running complex economic and financial models.

Just buy the Chancellor a few sets of Waddingtons (now Hasbros) finest game (Monopoly). He can play with friends and with the insights gained launch radical new initiatives.

Trouble is, Monopoly was invented and intended as a competitive game with winners and losers. It was not a demonstration of socialist ideals wherein all competitors are still going many hours or days later.

Actually it was a demonstration of socialist ideals wherein all competitors are still going many hours or days later.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...ory-monopoly-capitalist-game-leftwing-origins

 

[Droogs]

The rest is history, but it is better to be mindful that the suppression of free speech and a person's views is just how totalitarianism thrives.

And exactly the thing the late DoE strived to help defeat

 

[D_W]

Can't see what's the relevance of how long ago they were

It's not a matter of getting a free pass, but people talk differently and accept things differently now than they did 45 years ago.

 

[Jameshow]

Not going down any route, I started this thread as a mark of respect for Prince Phillip, it has now morphed well beyond what it was intended for. As the author it is well within my rights here to request it close. If it does not close due to me asking then it will or should be closed due to it turning into a political discussion/fight that is against the forum rules, unless that is we are going down the road of rules only applying to some and not to others.

It is sad that we cannot show our appreciation and memories of a senior royal and elder statesman of our nation without it turning into a party political point scoring exercise.....!

Sad indeed.

Cheers James

 

[Chippyjoe]

This thread has turned into a joke, and people wonder why they leave this forum.

 

[Trainee neophyte]

@Garno
As the original poster and owner of this thread, I think it quite reasonable for you to want it to stay on topic. Ordinarily this wouldn't be quite such an issue, but we are talking here about a death and honouring the monarchy. I think an apology is in order. Everyone else can make their own decisions, but to my mind, any statement that didn't reflect the tone of the original post shouldn't have been made. That includes my contribution. I apologise.

It's somewhat akin to going to a funeral and telling everyone what an evil, miserable ar $e the deceased was - you can do it, but don't expect to be respected for your performance.

 

[Terry - Somerset]

I have managed to find this description of the Landlords game:

The set had rules for two different games, anti-monopolist and a monopolist. The anti-monopolist rules reward all during wealth creation. A win in the anti-monopolist, or Single Tax version and later called by Magie as "Prosperity Game", was when the player having the lowest monetary amount has double his original stake.

So it seems the game was set up to prove a political point - that by sharing wealth prosperity for society as a whole is created. It does acknowledge the concept of "winner" although it is the one who at the end has least money, but twice what they started with.

This all seems quite bizarre to me - although perhaps I lack the insights of others in this thread!

The issue of whether society benefits more through through capitalist or socialist policies is a fair question - although I struggle to find a major country which has sustainably in the long term benefitted from pure socialist policies - most have failed.

 

[shed9]

I blame the parents.......

 

[Noel]

And it's time.

And for those few who keep forgetting, Ignore function on posts and threads is dead easy to set up. Try it.