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Looks to me like poorly

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:41:00 +0000

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Looks to me like poorly thought out mush with a few glaring gaps in details, such as vague "family" and "community" and worrisome undefined scolding about "identity".

The EU/unified Europe as "unrealistic and harmful as the dismal communist project" - well, the UK has been part of the EU for 45 years - a few years longer than the doom and gloom of the fated Iron Curtain. The UK no longer looks as bleak as the grey landscape that inspired Bowie's 5 Years or Diamond Dogs. UK industry and competitiveness are doing fine (at least from London and ither modern centres). The UK/Ireland's nasty "troubles" were resolved in context of a greater EU to steady things, while Scottish grievance stopped with devolution rather than full independence. The Shengen Agreement took place 33 years ago, so yes, Europeans can drive or fly to Sweden and Estonia and Romania and Spain w/o stopping, but they all look and act quite distinct - no need to test them for cultural uniqueness, and the Brits who've lived in Southern Spain for decades still seem British, believe it or not, though road ordinances have been harmonized so stop is still on red, non-UK/Ireland drives on the right, and we've largely got wall adapters (British being the bulkiest) and railroad gauges worked out.

And the authors seem sure the 2-party split is destroying the UK, but have absolute faith in a far-reaching referendum passed by only 3.8% mentioning nothing of huge documented lies and illegal monetary and foreign support (including Americans Steve Bannon and Robert Mercer, it turns out, along with Russian bot spamming). That 3.8% is oddly enough roughly the change in support that a few million dying-off Brexit elders and new pro-Europe adults make up in the ensuing 2 1/2 years of Tory incompetence in carrying out what they assured would be profitable and easy (assisted by the sadly lack of glee in restrained Jeremy Corbyn when his Labour government could be helping Conservatives wear this fiasco around their necks).

Brexit shows how hard it is

artappraiser — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 15:22:40 +0000

In reply to New Labour’s Domestic Policies: Neoliberal, Social Democratic or a Unique Blend?

Brexit shows how hard it is to bring enough of the country together around big issues. Most mooted centre parties are replicas of the old "double liberalism" parties that have been partly rejected. Revival of David Owen's SDP looks like a real alternative https://t.co/DYHwfgtFU7
— David Goodhart (@David_Goodhart) November 23, 2018

No i didn’t write it but I could have done! I wish them well, good to have a mix of centre left economics and small c conservatism in the political mix. Overlaps with a lot of blue Labour/red Tory thinking. As they say “the hidden majority.” https://t.co/TyqLmtkdTA
— David Goodhart (@David_Goodhart) November 24, 2018

Me likey this declaration mucho! Just about sums up my views on many issues!
— Remi Adekoya (@RemiAdekoya1) November 24, 2018

The antidote to polarised politics, our resurgent party is a #grassroots response to the political landscape.

It has arrived: the #Brexit supporting centre ground party for the #CommonGood in the #NationalInterest https://t.co/OTg3cpM0bQ https://t.co/URhIoPC0Yn
— Social Democratic Party (@TheSDPUK) November 23, 2018

Interesting twitter thread, I

artappraiser — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 21:25:42 +0000

In reply to New Labour’s Domestic Policies: Neoliberal, Social Democratic or a Unique Blend?

Interesting twitter thread, I think somewhat related, i.e., "new third way", starting with this

If Elizabeth Warren were pro-gun and modified her emphasis somewhat I feel like she would be a superstar in today's GOP
— Samuel Hammond (@hamandcheese) November 21, 2018