January 13, 2008
DOES ENGLAND REALLY NEED THREE CONSERVATIVE PARTIES?
Nick Clegg shifts to Right (Patrick Hennessy, 13/01/2008, Daily Telegraph)
Private companies and charities should play a bigger role in running schools and hospitals, Nick Clegg, the new Liberal Democrat leader, said yesterday.In his first big speech as leader, Mr Clegg placed his party firmly behind reform of public services - a stance many Left-leaning activists will be uncomfortable with.
In another pitch for Tory votes, he also made clear he would not demand higher taxes. He called for schools to be freed from excessive interference by government, while demanding guaranteed hospital treatment for patients, who should be treated free in the private sector if the NHS could not provide treatment within a defined period.
One feature of the End of History is that the Anglosphere basically doesn't have any leftwing parties anymore. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 13, 2008 8:14 PM
I would have thought that attempting to raise standards in schools for the poorest people, and standards across the NHS was fairly left-wing. Surely the only reason for labelling this as "Tory" is that the Tories themselves have stepped towards the middle ground and actually started (attempting to / pretending to) care about the poor.
Posted by: sanbikinoraion at January 15, 2008 3:37 PMLowering standards and equalizing results alone would be Left. Expecting better of the poor is Right.
Posted by: oj at January 15, 2008 4:46 PMDo you mean
English Conservative
Welsh Conservative
Scottish Conservative
North Irish Conservative
Three exist but England does not dont ask me why ?
Posted by: riddi at February 18, 2008 5:36 PM