The largest state subsidy to any industry in UK history was the bail-out of the banks. Not one of the thieves was ever asked to pay back a penny of the trillions they stole and given they bankroll the political parties it was never going to be otherwise. Steal a Mars bar and risk a jail sentence. Steal pensioners life savings and you get a seat in the Lords.
The answer to all that is dead easy.
All you have to do is ask where the Labour Party had its funds lodged at that time.
The answer is in the Northern Rock.
Now you know why Mr Brown didn't hesitate to throw vast sums of the tax payers cash to keep them afloat.