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Jackpine Radical

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34. A question that has always perplexed me--

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #30)

Fri May 8, 2015, 11:36 AM

May 2015

Can dogs and turtles give consent?

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A British Tory is nothing like an American conservative...... [View all] BooScout May 2015 OP

Cameron is certainly no bigot, Dawson Leery May 2015 #1

He's good on equality, I'll give him that shenmue May 2015 #2

They're not social conservatives -- but they're like the GOP in hating the poor starroute May 2015 #3

"The Labour Party is further left than the American Democrats." brentspeak May 2015 #4

New Labour is further left than the Democratic Party REP May 2015 #5

The Tories are trying to privatise the NHS by stealth T_i_B May 2015 #6

Yes GCP May 2015 #7

Too true LeftishBrit May 2015 #9

Post removed Post removed May 2015 #13

see the you british tories are like the republicans. betterdemsonly May 2015 #14

So is the OP, evidently. Starry Messenger May 2015 #21

Yup, little by little... joeybee12 May 2015 #24

Only partly true LeftishBrit May 2015 #8

Tony Blair was further left than most Democrats. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #10

I think he was bad on the public services too. LeftishBrit May 2015 #11

Well, definitely below Wilson, not sure about Callaghan. mr blur May 2015 #12

I agree..... BooScout May 2015 #15

When I first visited the UK, Edward Heath was Prime Minister. So what you are selling, I'm not Bluenorthwest May 2015 #16

A Tory is closer to moderate Republican, UKIP is basically US Cons. JaneyVee May 2015 #17

I think Cameron soon will want the old parliament back. roamer65 May 2015 #18

Another important example of the right-wingness of the Tories: immigration muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #19

This misses the fundamental nature of conservatism. True Blue Door May 2015 #20

The Tories support NHS??? malaise May 2015 #22

Although there was a hint of anti-semitism in some of the Tabloid attacks on Miliband T_i_B May 2015 #25

True - most of the once progressive parties these days are wishy washy on malaise May 2015 #35

Margaret Thatcher was in office from 1979 to 1990. Nye Bevan May 2015 #27

Perfect time to quote the historical Nye Bevan: Bluenorthwest May 2015 #31

I can't help wondering what he would have thought of Tony Blair. Nye Bevan May 2015 #32

They also support higher taxes on the wealthy... kentuck May 2015 #23

The top tax rate is 45%. Labour wants to raise it to 50%, Tories do not. Nye Bevan May 2015 #28

They're OK on the "social issues," Jackpine Radical May 2015 #26

Tony Blair actually pioneered those "privatizations of bits and pieces": Nye Bevan May 2015 #29

Bill Clinton signed NAFTA. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #33

Sadly you're correct malaise May 2015 #36

Except that many of them are hugely anti gay and all are wildly anti immigrant and immigration Bluenorthwest May 2015 #30

A question that has always perplexed me-- Jackpine Radical May 2015 #34