Thread by @LizWebsterLD

William Rees-Mogg was editor of The Times. In 1971 a conversation with him was filmed.

Full programme:
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William Rees-Mogg wrote the prophetic book The Sovereign Individual and had views on capitalism and chaos that have fascinating links to his son’s enthusiasm for #Brexit.

But other Tory MPs have links to this ideology also referred to as “Creative Destruction”.

In 2005 @danny__kruger was to stand against Tony Blair. But he quit after being quoted as wanting a "period of creative destruction in the public services".
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Also covered by @pollytoynbee

This is what excites Tory visionaries when they talk to each other in private: demolishing public services

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And interestingly another Tory MP leapt to the defence of “creative destruction”, @Mike_Fabricant

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“There are many ways in which this country is worse place than it was in 1900. In many ways it is a worse place than it was in 1800.”

Do you think many women or people who weren’t born with silver spoon in their mouth would agree with WRM?

And this week @danny__kruger caused a shockwave of horror by stating he does not believe women have “an absolute right to bodily autonomy”.

In #PMQs @RosieDuffield1 pressed @DominicRaab on an amendment to protect abortion rights in new #BillOfRights

Stella Creasy tweeted then tweeted: "Why is the bill of rights good enough to protect your freedom of speech but not your womb from being interfered with?"

We know our public services and rights are being rolled back. It’s clear that we are being taken back to the days before women and working men had the vote and women were chained to the kitchen sink with no rights or access to abortion and it won’t end here.

https://twitter.com/sianushka/status/1542429108935835648