Comments on: Tory Lovebombing starts http://www.onehourahead.com/blog/2007/12/18/tory-lovebombing-starts/ Welcome Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tristan Mills http://www.onehourahead.com/blog/2007/12/18/tory-lovebombing-starts/#comment-32 Tristan Mills Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:33:20 +0000 http://www.onehourahead.com/blog/?p=30#comment-32 The Tories came late to ID Cards, they have never previously had any commitment to localism. True, Thatcher was in some ways environmentally minded, but the Tories haven't shown much commitment to the environment (although they can fit some of it in with their feudalism). On 'social justice'. I'm not sure what is meant by that. Unfortunately 'justice' has a long history of being perverted to different meanings. Progressive is also something to shy away from. We will work to expand liberalism, but that does not mean we'd subscribe to everything a progressive would... The Tories came late to ID Cards, they have never previously had any commitment to localism. True, Thatcher was in some ways environmentally minded, but the Tories haven’t shown much commitment to the environment (although they can fit some of it in with their feudalism).

On ’social justice’. I’m not sure what is meant by that. Unfortunately ‘justice’ has a long history of being perverted to different meanings.

Progressive is also something to shy away from. We will work to expand liberalism, but that does not mean we’d subscribe to everything a progressive would…

]]> By: John http://www.onehourahead.com/blog/2007/12/18/tory-lovebombing-starts/#comment-31 John Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:07:09 +0000 http://www.onehourahead.com/blog/?p=30#comment-31 Are these actual Tory policies? Or just aspirations? Are these actual Tory policies? Or just aspirations?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.onehourahead.com/blog/2007/12/18/tory-lovebombing-starts/#comment-30 Anonymous Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:08:50 +0000 http://www.onehourahead.com/blog/?p=30#comment-30 "Alliance" bit 1980's for my liking. Once bitten twice shy Pete “Alliance” bit 1980’s for my liking.

Once bitten twice shy

Pete

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