Recordar Arthur Seldon (3)

The Daily Telegraph:

He matched authors to each subject and urged them to develop analysis with recommendations for policy, but with no regard for what was then thought "politically impossible". His aim was to destroy the post-war consensus and rehabilitate the classical liberal philosophy of limited government based on a competition and the widest freedom of personal choice.

When faint-hearts dwelt on obstacles to radical reform, he declared that market forces would triumph over the short-term, opportunistic manoeuvres of puny party politicians.