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In reply to the discussion: The real truth is that people across the planet are fed up of [View all]newthinking
(3,982 posts)26. Lord Ashcroft's polls are not what they seem - The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11401622/Lord-Ashcrofts-polls-are-not-what-they-seem.html
Lord Ashcroft is a former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
And, in fact, there is no such thing as The Ashcroft Poll. Lord Ashcroft is not a pollster. He buys in polling from other companies, and then publishes the results. He says he uses several companies, but declines to name which ones. They are, he says, all members of the British Polling Council. But according to the New Statesman, his polls have now been dropped from Skys regular election poll of polls, because he personally is not a member.
Its also odd that Lord Ashcrofts increasing influence has coincided with increasing general concern over the influence of big money in the British political process. Although he holds joint British citizenship, until 2010 Lord Ashcroft was domiciled in Belize for UK tax purposes. He has also been a major financial donor to the Liberal party in Australia. Yet again, Lord Ashcroft seems to have evaded the scrutiny that would normally be directed at someone buying such an overt stake in British politics.
And its not just polling hes bought up. He owns or has owned political web-sites, publishing houses, magazines. After Id first met him, one MP who is a friend of his told me yes, thats what Michael does. He tries to collect people.
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I hear we need to be "pragmatic" and accept our fate. Pragmatism is the excuse for
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#1
Thank you for that far-ranging, detailed and refreshingly realistic post. Sobering.
leveymg
Jun 2016
#77
Many thrd world countries experienced the heavy hand of corporatists first...
George Eliot
Jun 2016
#107
Yes I have also. I don't understand how it fits into Democratic Values. Are these
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#40
The aspects you name are only part of the total picture of globalism.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#34
Then what, besides the capitalist model, IS the total picture of globalism. If you can't say, then
ancianita
Jun 2016
#46
The problem is not globalism, the problem is wealth inequality and income inequality.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#62
No one is dreaming of returning to the 1950's and shame on you for the nasty
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#15
It does however do my heart good to see so many young new voters gravitating around BS.
Rex
Jun 2016
#24
You have no idea what most of the words and terms you just used actually mean, do you?
Scootaloo
Jun 2016
#81
The people only have a couple of tools at their disposal. Votes, torches and pitchforks.
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2016
#99
The Brexit vote was about bigotted fear of immigrants and Brexit liers (UKIP party)
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#6
The neo-liberals promote bigotry to keep the masses distracted. They militarize the local
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#17
A clue would be that he served as a source of inspiration for Thatcher, Pinochet, and Reagan.
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#101
These ideas have been around a lot longer than Friedrich von Hayek
ConservativeDemocrat
Jun 2016
#116
Oh! Sorry. I thought you meant who economists usually use that term about...
ConservativeDemocrat
Jun 2016
#126
Do you see the audacity when someone claims that they, at the exclusion of all others, know what
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#104
Wow, looks like I stepped on someone's foot. There is a huuuge difference between
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#103
Lord Ashcroft's Scottish polling: mums, dodgy sums and naked politics - The Guardian
newthinking
Jun 2016
#27
Well it is sad, I respect a lot of posters here until they see something the disagree with or don't
Rex
Jun 2016
#20
It is funny watching folks lose their shit over neo-liberalism, you would think they are
Rex
Jun 2016
#52
It pissed me off at one time too, then I finally realized just how common these folks are.
Rex
Jun 2016
#109