Five of those 14 were government in conjunction with the LibDems. The last four were massively impacted by a once in a century pandmeic and then a war in mainland Europe that caused ructions in the e… (View Post)

Reform notably behind Conservatives in their support for capitalism. Greens with similar splits on communism/libertarianism/anarchism. Which probably feels about right for their second tier beliefs. (View Post)

Feminism? Manchester? Hmmmm... "Some thinkers have sought to locate the roots of feminism in ancient Greece with Sappho (d. c. 570 BCE), or the medieval world with Hildegard of Bingen (d. 1179) … (View Post)

The Thatcher reforms were needed because of a state that was fundamentally unable to service the number of public sector jobs initiated by Labour. Remember: every Labour government has left office wi… (View Post)

Those under 49 need a good dose of "socialism" - especially losing their jobs - to get an understanding of what it actually delivers. (View Post)