mexico1970
Well-Known Member
Maybe Thatcher was Hitler in disguise?
:-)
Denis had a liking for a bit of Austrian Baumkuchen.
Maybe Thatcher was Hitler in disguise?
:-)
Thatcher was nearly half a century ago. Times, circumstances, values and morals were completely different. Just like present day values will be in 50 years time. Get over it.
Enjoy your evening.My comment was in response to the suggestion that the current Tories were much more right wing than the 80s Tories.
I was just pointing out this wasn't the case. Of course it was a different time - although I'd suggest that, while this was 40 years ago, some of the attitudes were outdated even then.
You say just because I gave a different view to yours. Well done.OK fella. Whatever you say. Your opinion counts nobody else’s does. That’s all good with me. Enjoy your evening.
I'm quite into the demise of the tories but there is a point where you start to think we need a right wing party that isn't a Farage low calories nazi.Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha - soooooo funny - die cunts die
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I'm quite into the demise of the tories but there is a point where you start to think we need a right wing party that isn't a Farage low calories nazi.
Good post. A quick look at the Reform manifesto will tell you they are not serious politicians. And Farage walked back some of it pre election which means he obviously didn't read it properly before they published it.Nothing is ever right-wing enough for the True Believers.
A perfect reflection of the far left, for whom nothing is ever left enough.
The snag for the Tories is you can't out-Farage Farage. He will always be that little bit more populist and extreme than you are. Step that way and he'll show his colours. It'll be camps for gipsies in no time. You can't merge with him either unless you are willing to accept King Nigel. He would be a sort of super 'Boris' saying all sorts of stuff to please the fossils while accomplishing nothing. He does not brook competition and has no idea of teamwork. He would destroy the Tories more surely than all the left-wingers in the country put together and united.
The great bulk of the UK population is 'moderate' although exactly what that means is hard to define and it does vary a bit over time. This would be even more evident if we had PR voting instead of an FPTP system that distorts the process by giving huge power to the largest minority. It's best expressed as the fact that most of us reject extreme offerings. The reality is that parties need to play to that 'moderation'. Starmer has just proved that. People went out of their way to maximise damage to the Tories. Does anyone seriously believe that it was because voters thought the Tories were not right-wing enough?
The other factor is competence. Talking shit is easy, we can all do that. Putting policies into practice is another ballgame. The Tories have not looked capable since Johnson sacked anyone who had half a brain. They have a lot of work to do to convince people they have changed on that front. Being the country we are, the USA-style spouting a load of religious bollocks won't cut it. We are 'warriors for the working day' as Shakespeare put it. You need to give us substance as well as talk.