Encoaching Socialism

AN overseas holiday used to be thought of as a reward for a year’s hard work. Now Brussels has declared that tourism is a human right and pensioners, youths and those too poor to afford it should have their travel subsidised by the taxpayer.
Under the scheme, British pensioners could be given cut-price trips to Spain, while Greek teenagers could be taken around disused mills in Manchester to experience the cultural diversity of Europe.


It is amazing that things that were once thought of as luxuries or charatable become basic rights. Carnegie donated millions to build libraries around the country and now libraries have become one of the costs of government and a major public employer. I am waiting for legal aid, not just for criminal defense, but for initiating civil actions is an inherent right. And the right to a car. And a boat. And continuing education.