Huie
Lord Wilmot, here in America, we've been led to believe there is considerable disillusionment with the socialistic practices in England. Have you personally shared any of that disillusionment?
Wilmot
No, I don't think so. I think they are very much exaggerated. The government, after all, have been in power now since 1945. There's a certain amount of swing against it, as there always is out against a government when it's been in power for some time. But it's possible, you know, to exaggerate this socialist story, after all, you've got a lot of socialism in America, you know. I've seen the Tennessee Valley Authority, which exercises vast powers over an area bigger than England, and I think it's doing a lot of good. Whenever I go out in the streets of New York, I run into properties and assets belonging to the Ports and Docks Authority here. Now, that authority in England is still privately owned. 80% of all our enterprises in England are still privately owned. But our main utilities, like gas, electricity, and water, are publicly owned, and we call that socialist.