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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:04 AM Original message |
basic question about British politics and their three biggest parties |
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mr blur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think you're just about on the right track |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I'm very glad a choice is emerging. |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. They are not really emerging.. |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. They are "emerging" as a real prospect of winning. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
2. They Are Allegedly In The Middle Between The Tories And Labour |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yes, and then everyone else moved to the right |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. FWIW, here's Political Compass's estimates of the party positions |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Holy crap, Labour is more authoritarian than the Tories!?! |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 05:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. It wants national ID cards; it wanted longer detention of suspects before charges had to be made |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 05:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. That graph is way off |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 06:00 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I think it is a measure of ideology |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 06:09 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. And then you have UKIP |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. The UK doe not have public financing. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 05:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Libertarian should not be opposite of authoritarian in US politics. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 06:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. There is an explanation on the site of why they use 'libertarian' |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 07:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. That is a British website, and in Europe "Libertarian" can also refer to anarcho-socialist types |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Well full freedom is Anarchy. |
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Ebadlun (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. Pretty good summation |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 05:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. I really wonder what the fuck Blair was thinking with the Iraq War |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 05:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Supposedly, SUPPOSEDLY, like Powell, he thought he could control that locomotive... |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. Nearly |
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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 04:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. thanks to you and all the Brits that offered feedback |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 05:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I agree about John McCain on the right, but I would emphasize 2000 John McCain |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. The right wing in British politics isn't all bonkers over abortion, etc. They're even easier on |
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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 04:45 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. never heard it put that way |
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