Comments on: Renewing Liberal Britain

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:12:31 +0000

I’m ashamed to say that I had not read this before. Yes, I like it. Didn’t Mark Oaten have a go at some similar themes.

Is it enough? no (but you know that).

Is it the sort of rhetoric we should use? Yes.

By: Neil Craig

Neil Craig — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:20:47 +0000

2 examples of the values thatmake me proud to be British.

During the American Civil War Lancashire cotton workers demonstrated for the North (ie against slavery) despite the fact that the blockade was throwing them out of wrk (much more serious then than now).

In 1880 Gladstone fought an election, opposed by the entire establishment including the Liberal great & good, on the issue of whether we should be concerned about massacres in the Balkans (Bulgarians massacred by Turks then). He won it purely on moral force.

However if you are going to talk the patriotic talk on this you would have to walk the walk & bearing in mind the parties open support for KLA & Croatian Nazi genocide that seems unlikely.

By: Chris Black

Chris Black — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:36:02 +0000

James,
An interesting post. I will ponder it a bit and hopefully respond in a couple of days!

By: James

James — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:13:52 +0000

As it happens, I was thinking of blogging about Mat’s campaign shortly. Suffice to say, I agree with much of the sentiment but am deeply sceptical about the strategy. Can you say “Cameron’s co-optees”?

By: Unity

Unity — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:55:12 +0000

Visit Mat - http://not-little-england.blogspot.com/ - there are several posts on here of relevance, and then come join the ‘coalition of the willing’.