Earlier quoted context omitted.
At a guess, I would hazard the thousands of people who would become unemployed? And not all be able to immediately go and work for the 'British Broadband Corporation'? That's one negative side effect.
So we should have worse, more expensive internet instead, to keep people in positions that aren't necessary? That seems like a terrible idea. Presumably a Labour Manifesto with this policy in it, would also include a bunch of provisions for unemployed people.
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#12Doubling down on predictions: Labour loses.
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#13Since there are multiple competing fibre companies, won't nationalising one company and offering "the fastest fibre free to all" bankrupt all of the other companies?
And it would lead to everybody having the fastest fibre for free. What is wrong with bankrupting companies that aren't needed anymore?
Hard to argue with that conclusion when there's only one option.
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#14porn and VPN (to allow unfiltered internet) is charged extra though!
That's a Tory policy. Let's hope a Labour Government would also get rid of that.
No forethought to what a future Tory government would do after the nation’s infrastructure are put under direct governmental control?
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
So we should have worse, more expensive internet instead, to keep people in positions that aren't necessary? That seems like a terrible idea. Presumably a Labour Manifesto with this policy in it, would also include a bunch of provisions for unemployed people.
Presumably taxing people more to support them? I don't have a dog in this fight. But probably wise not to infer there aren't negative consequences if all bar one broadband companies get shuttered in a country.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's a Tory policy. Let's hope a Labour Government would also get rid of that.
> Let's hope a Labour Government would also get rid of that No forethought to what a future Tory government would do after the nation’s infrastructure are put under direct governmental control?
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#17I wonder if this policy that given that it creates free-access to the internet but in the end it also creates a huge monopoly similar to KCOM that kills competition with the added bonus of only the biggest earners footing the bill + taxes dramatically rise due to this. As for the competition, Labour is fine for bankrupting them and what happens if the FAANG companies cannot pay any more or start to relocate due to other economic events such as Brexit, financial crash, etc? How will they continue to fund this initiative?
The astronomical cost of this on the tax-payer and with the current UK economical uncertainty due to Brexit makes this sound hopelessly utopian for a Labour Government to implement I'm afraid.
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#19Free in this context is that everyone who already pays for broadband will still pay for it through increased taxes.