On such ideological reasons, the Conservative party claims to be the party of Adam Smith, but if we read “The Wealth of Nations”, we see that the behaviour of the rentier class is not exactly praised by Adam Smith, and this is pure rent seeking. As the hon. Gentleman said, this is taking a ticket at £75, charging 90 times that and doing nothing to add any value at all. This is rent seeking, and ideologically it should be opposed by the Conservative party.
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Independent (affiliation))
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 May 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill.
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