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  I see no contradiction DT. Conservatism is about protecting the best of the past and valuing our traditions as much as it is about free enterprise.
  
  Wedgewood is an old traditional brand and its loss would be sad but if times change and it cannot change with it as a commercial enterprise then the inevitable happens. The brand may still survive but owned by another group, even after the demise the the present company. I doubt that the asset which is the name will disappear.
  
  You cannot just prop up those businesses that have 'had their day, if you did there would still be a blacksmith in every town waitng to shoe your horse.
  
  It is yet to be proven that Wedgewood has 'had its day', it may have had weaknesses in its business structure and might be saved in new hands.
  
  It is the nature of the free enterprise system that business will fail and in doing so make room for new businesses to emerge. That is healthy and, indeed, desirable for an economy to advance. What is important is for people to be free to take risks and to get the rewards for that risk and to not be hampered by red tape and excessive taxation.

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