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APRIL this year marks the 75th anniversary of the first meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society. This was convened by the infamous economist Friedrich von Hayek, who wanted to bring together a range of thinkers to oppose the advance of socialism and social democracy.
Few will recognise any names of members of this illustrious gang, except perhaps its founder Hayek or Milton Friedman, Thatcher’s economic butler-in-chief.
But the global elites know them well and have honoured at least nine of them with Nobel prizes in economics.
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