“(In fact we now have

“(In fact we now have Corporatism where most markets are dominated by a few very large businesses and cartels and they have the politicians in their pockets).” Isn’t this demonstrating a failing of a historical perspective on your part. Isn’t blaming trusts and advocating anti-trust legislation simply just an echo of the early 20thC dead-end solutions to the boom/slump problem.  I am disappointed at you raising the straw-dog arguments of central planning of the old Soviet Union and that production and distribution will be decided by committees. Or that we seek some form of state nationalised economy – (public) ownership. I would have thought by your contact with the party and its members that you by now understand our vision of socialism is somewhat much more radical and fundamental than that and indeed you do touch upon how we would build on capitalism when you say that adaptations of Tesco’s data-bases (and logistics systems) would be invaluable tools. Part of our case.  Can i recommend for a more detailed description of the socialism, you might, when you have time, add Robin Cox’s The “Economic Calculation” controversy to your reading list.http://www.cvoice.org/cv3cox.htm Also to be recommended is Adam Buicks (co-written with John Crump’s) own Alternative to Capitalismhttp://theoryandpractice.org.uk/library/alternative-capitalism-adam-buick-and-john-crump-1987