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Re: Give us unity – but not just yet – politicalbetting.com
Actually very much so. For example, take her approach to the Welfare State. This was very much driven by the Weber view of the Protestant work ethic and the need for individuals and communities to ta…1 -
Re: Give us unity – but not just yet – politicalbetting.com
That is an entirely reasonable viewpoint. But while some are saying she has buggered up her chances, some are saying that she can't be leader because of her beliefs, and the argument being used is th…2 -
Re: Give us unity – but not just yet – politicalbetting.com
I think it's fair to say that Margaret Thatcher very much let her personal religious beliefs influence legislation. Should she also have been disbarred for her beliefs?1 -
Re: Give us unity – but not just yet – politicalbetting.com
Mmmm, but that wasn't my point. My point was that, if Kate was a hardline Buddhist or Muslim or Orthodox Jew (actually the last less so), she would not be facing as much criticism. And I go back to w…1 -
Re: Give us unity – but not just yet – politicalbetting.com
As Felix has pointed out, she has accepted the differences between her religious views and accepting the law. If it comes to the point of "well, she wouldn't bring forward any more progressive m…2