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Discussion and Debate - The Philosopher's Plaza / Re: Margaret Thatcher Dies
« on: April 09, 2013, 10:20:06 PM »
Very astute. I agree with your notions on TV news I agree we need both sides, I'm wholeheartedly in favour of both sides getting their say. Yeah I must say that leftists do seem to have got a raw deal with our political parties, but then again Britian has been a traditionalist and conservative nation since...Well since government really (yeah there are periods where there was reform and change but largely I think we've been conservative).
While what you say makes sense I also think that the rise in popularity of UKIP recently is in part because more people are realizing that being in the eurozone is crippling us financially. (Plenty of statistics for both sides of the argument, I'm not going to start a reference war
) I'm of the notion that both left and right are leaking supporters to them and then once we're out of the Eurozone, they'll return to their 'original' parties. Finance-based mentalities are not inherantly bad. Economic theory usually depends on people thinking like this (in fact some argue that if everyone thought this way then there would be far fewer economic troubles, a naieve view imo). Different areas require a different touch, what does your local MP say about issues affecting your area? I'd hazard a guess that what he/she has to say on the matter is a lot more relavant than anything Cameron will come out with. Same here in Northants the local MP deals with the local issues, I've even met him, he gives talks and helps people understand changes and the like in person. All around top bloke, and one of the few who never claimed on second homes or frivolous expenses and the like with that scandel a couple of years back.
You say the liberal and traditionalist left are dragged into right wing economics. Would you mind clarifying what you mean exactly? I'm not too familiar with this ground I'll be honest, I rarely talk politics and have not all that much ground knowledge of the subject.
While what you say makes sense I also think that the rise in popularity of UKIP recently is in part because more people are realizing that being in the eurozone is crippling us financially. (Plenty of statistics for both sides of the argument, I'm not going to start a reference war
) I'm of the notion that both left and right are leaking supporters to them and then once we're out of the Eurozone, they'll return to their 'original' parties. Finance-based mentalities are not inherantly bad. Economic theory usually depends on people thinking like this (in fact some argue that if everyone thought this way then there would be far fewer economic troubles, a naieve view imo). Different areas require a different touch, what does your local MP say about issues affecting your area? I'd hazard a guess that what he/she has to say on the matter is a lot more relavant than anything Cameron will come out with. Same here in Northants the local MP deals with the local issues, I've even met him, he gives talks and helps people understand changes and the like in person. All around top bloke, and one of the few who never claimed on second homes or frivolous expenses and the like with that scandel a couple of years back.You say the liberal and traditionalist left are dragged into right wing economics. Would you mind clarifying what you mean exactly? I'm not too familiar with this ground I'll be honest, I rarely talk politics and have not all that much ground knowledge of the subject.
