Question Time

[SSScout]

Gee, I'm going to miss the Colbert Report....

[Cambridgeskip]

Just to update this. We've heard back from Labour and Green candidates and bother are signed up to come. Not heard from the others yet.

 

To expand on what Tyke said. That is probably the traditional position but to be honest in recent years Labour have moved more towards the centre and the Lib Dems have moved more to the left to the point where there is little to distinguish between them.

 

UKIP have traditionally drawn from the center right but in recent years have gained support from traditional labour voters disafected with the labour move to the centre. Traditionally while economically quite left wing Labour were socially quite conservative and UKIP have tapped into that with things like opposition to gay marriage.

[tyke]

Labour weren't that socially conservative, have you seen the film 'pride' yet, or been to the people's history museum in Salford?

[qwazse]

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We could say the same about "old-school" liberals in the USA. For example, they were more likely to oppose abortion. In fact, the conservative position was that the license given to physicians was entirely a state's right. (In other words: avoid making national norms out of every personal issue.)

 

And, that's an important lesson to teach our youth. Someone worthy of your vote may be carrying a label that you may have been brought up to abhor. It takes some effort to see past the party line and look into a politician's character. And, sometimes, it takes effort to look past the characters for the sake of the party line. Learning which one is most important to you and being aware of your personal bias will, I think, build a more conscientious electorate.

[Cambridgeskip]

Tyke, while I've not seen the film I am aware of the story and of the events that it portrays. Remember that the film while telling a true story tells just one story. Remember that in the film itself the miners union was reluctant to accept the financial help simply because of who it is coming from and the potential fall out. The fact is that working class Britain has traditionally been, and in many places still is, surprisingly socially conservative and that is what UKIP is tapping into.