tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post6064248151996815350..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Why I am joining the Liberal ConspiracyPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-69770703542505457962007-11-06T19:42:00.000+00:002007-11-06T19:42:00.000+00:00Dear anonymous,The question was - are socialism an...Dear anonymous,<BR/><BR/>The question was - are socialism and progressive politics necessarily synonymous? I was merely pointing out that it is possible to be a Conservative and advance the cause of social justice. I do agree though, it is unfortunate I had to go back 70 years to find an example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-362816753645016972007-11-06T11:00:00.000+00:002007-11-06T11:00:00.000+00:00Slum clearancesRight to holidays with payAbolition...Slum clearances<BR/>Right to holidays with pay<BR/>Abolition of the workhouses<BR/>Pensions for widows, orphans and the elderly<BR/>Requirement for fire escapes in the workplace<BR/><BR/>Let's hope the new website has more to it than this. Rofl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-24269039168015698622007-11-06T10:52:00.000+00:002007-11-06T10:52:00.000+00:00Creator,Five examples of progressive policies:Slum...Creator,<BR/><BR/>Five examples of progressive policies:<BR/><BR/>Slum clearances<BR/>Right to holidays with pay<BR/>Abolition of the workhouses<BR/>Pensions for widows, orphans and the elderly<BR/>Requirement for fire escapes in the workplace<BR/><BR/>All of them enlarging the province of Government, most of them interfering with the providential workings of the marketplace. And all of them Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-60272095925673925792007-11-05T23:20:00.000+00:002007-11-05T23:20:00.000+00:00OK tyger, cos I'm always up for a proper debate, i...OK tyger, cos I'm always up for a proper debate, if progressive politics, which I asume you favour, don't equal socialism what do they amount to?<BR/><BR/>How about five simple points setting out what they aspire to? And then a further five showing how they work?<BR/><BR/>I'm seriously interested.The Creatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637444084451209530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-31221313450355770392007-11-05T22:44:00.000+00:002007-11-05T22:44:00.000+00:00The point is really, really simple: socialism does...<I>The point is really, really simple: socialism doesn't work. It never has done and it never will. 'Progressive politics' are essentially a nonsense.</I><BR/><BR/>Pfffft!<BR/><BR/>WTF? *spits coffee*<BR/><BR/>Progressive politics does not equal socialism!<BR/><BR/>Neither must it waffle.Aaron Murin-Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519231609156056620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-20277259297192183842007-11-05T20:05:00.000+00:002007-11-05T20:05:00.000+00:00I'll tell you what, Paul - in the space of three p...I'll tell you what, Paul - in the space of three posts you've given me every good reason to thank my lucky stars for the blogosphere.<BR/><BR/>Incisive reportage of issues that matter, analysed in a way that is possibly not feasible on newspapers.<BR/><BR/>I happen to disagree fundamentally with much of the righteous waffling served up on Comment is Free (and, on occasion, with your own analyses)MorrisOxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952846056079111473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-80499030055909479672007-11-05T11:43:00.000+00:002007-11-05T11:43:00.000+00:00Well, good luck but I think you will find it somet...Well, good luck but I think you will find it something of an uphill battle. Not just because the right-wing blogosphere is so well entrenched but because it is right in every sense.<BR/><BR/>The point is really, really simple: socialism doesn't work. It never has done and it never will. 'Progressive politics' are essentially a nonsense.<BR/><BR/>Even as late as the 60s it was just about possible The Creatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637444084451209530noreply@blogger.com