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brentspeak

(18,290 posts) Thu Sep 18, 2014, 12:13 PM Sep 2014

How did England get moved so far to the right? [View all]

It's understandable why Scotland wants to get the hell away from conservative English politicians. Yet another a$$hat Tory is the Prime Minister. Today's Labour party is like the DLC. You would think that after Margaret Thatcher took a wrecking ball to the UK, they'd say 'never again' to the right-wing. But it keeps going -- kind of like how we here in the US keep electing Republicans and corporate Democrats to screw us over and over again.

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How did England get moved so far to the right? [View all] brentspeak Sep 2014 OP

Because House of Roberts Sep 2014 #1

run rabbit run Skittles Sep 2014 #14

Labour is finished if Yes wins today LittleBlue Sep 2014 #2

Thatcherism-lite combined with truckling to The Little Chimp. hifiguy Sep 2014 #8

Yep. Which is depressing LittleBlue Sep 2014 #13

No, UKIP will not be the party in power muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #16

They won't, but will be different from that whatthehey Sep 2014 #34

They may get some seats (they'll get the Clacton by-election next month, almost certainly) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #36

Thatcher. mmonk Sep 2014 #3

Immigration Peregrine Sep 2014 #4

Bingo, And the fucking fundies aren't helping anything - Xtians and Muslims alike snooper2 Sep 2014 #7

If that's what you want hifiguy Sep 2014 #9

IMO the divisions are deliberately nurtured. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #15

In much of Europe, it's like that DFW Sep 2014 #23

Worth pointing out that no-one is 'enforcing Shariah law in the capital' muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #19

The English countryside needs immigrants and development. Dawson Leery Sep 2014 #10

"Civilize them?" KamaAina Sep 2014 #18

I believe the same phenomenon is occurring in Australia. A lot of racism agianst Asians there. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #21

+1 Quayblue Sep 2014 #41

Triangulation. sibelian Sep 2014 #5

The UK is governed by a coalition of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #6

it moving so far to the right is good for American democrats its good enuff for the brits nt msongs Sep 2014 #11

Same as we did? War without end? Iggo Sep 2014 #12

... n2doc Sep 2014 #17

Hah - Murdoch supports Scottish independence muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #22

Divide and Conquer n/t n2doc Sep 2014 #24

I'm sure there is something in it for him. Cleita Sep 2014 #25

It would give the Tories control for decades. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #28

But why would Murdoch care about Tories? Cleita Sep 2014 #33

He wants global domination by the right. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #35

Rupert Murdoch? Cleita Sep 2014 #20

If you think it's bad now, wait and see what happens if Scotland votes for independence! MohRokTah Sep 2014 #26

for the same reason as this country, racism. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #27

Two words -- Tony Blair Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #29

The reason for england being right wing 4 words intaglio Sep 2014 #30

you think Gordon Brown was like the DLC ? JI7 Sep 2014 #31

Republicans in the US would get more support if they were more like the Tories JI7 Sep 2014 #32

They're our colony Feral Child Sep 2014 #37

Thatcher. Blair. Murdoch. mr blur Sep 2014 #38

Thatcher and Reagan sadoldgirl Sep 2014 #39

"moved" implies it didn't used to be right-leany DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #40

maybe we can ask all the people from all those countries they owned JI7 Sep 2014 #43

The same way the US did. The 1% bought the media and the government. nt Zorra Sep 2014 #42