 This argument is particularly heard in connection with the railways and the National Health Service (NHS).Small government supporters, such as the British author and journalist James Bartholomew, point out that although record amounts of funding have gone into social security, public education, council housing and the NHS, it has been detrimental to the people it was intended to help and does not represent value for investment.In the 20th century, small government was generally associated with the Conservative Party and big government with the Labour Party.