from a London reader
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The Economic League, Common Cause, Freedom League, etc., etce, are apparently not enough to popularise 'private enterprise' against the threat of nationalisation, The Evening Standard of 16th May reported:
"Another private enterprise pressure group has arrived on the election-year scene. It is called Freedom Academy (U.K.) and is dedicated to “the promotion of free enterprise activities." It is a branch of the International Freedom Academy (INFRA), with headquarters in Vienna and a bank in Zurich,"
The organisation has direct links with the Tory Party because the writer "..was surprised to find the name of Mr, Rippon, the Minister of Public Building, among the British trustees, The chairman is Mr. John Rodgers, MP for Sevenoaks and deputy-chaiman of J. Walter Thompson, the advertising agency. The other Tory trustee is Mr, Albert Costain, MP for Folkestone and joint deputy chairman of Richard Costain, the contractors, Other trustees ares Siz Denys Lowson, who has more than a dozen directorships; Sir Douglas Nairn, a director of Nairn-Williamson; end Sir James Greenwood, chaizman of James M. Greenwood, another advertising agency.
‘Mr. Rodgers tells me that the Freedom Academy will produce "factual pamphlets and learned papers for public opinion formers." It will also co-ordinate its activities with similar European bodies, The trustees themselves put up the money to launch the organisation. Now they are writing to firms and individuals to get subscriptions. "We will not be engaging in party politics or propaganda," Mr. Rodgers says." (!!!!!),