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Mathew on Monday – nasty party, progressive alliances and a new book

Labour…the real nasty party!

Famously, at the 2002 Conservative Party Conference, the then Tory Chairman and future Prime Minister Theresa May called her own party ‘the nasty party.’

Or, to be fair, it’s what she said many people called the Tories.

And she was right, we did and we do.

I should point out, this isn’t about individual Conservatives a number of whom I count as friends (indeed, I co-host a podcast with one) but rather about their policies-in government and opposition-over many decades.

Kicking the poor whilst they’re down, being less than friendly (to say the least) in regards to LGBT+ communities, leaving whole …

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    Liberalism hasn't changed. Sadly too many who purport to be liberal have become illiberal....
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    Excellent article. The line “That doesn’t mean a weak state.” could usefully be fleshed out a little more in a future article. Exactly which powers should...
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    “ The Liberal offer is fundamentally different: people with more power over their lives, their work and the places they call home” I agree with this but,...
  • Rob Parsons
    This is very good indeed. Excellent thinking to promote proper liberalism....
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    Yes, internal mechanisms of the party has to SELL RADICAL Liberalism to, 1st the party, and then the people.One way could be to get rid of both central plannin...