tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35140917.post5846072959739327252..comments2024-01-17T11:48:34.402+00:00Comments on Split Horizons: Swing to the Left: Conservative GainDuncan Stotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130729454177705599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35140917.post-52022439978075693742009-06-26T15:27:21.397+01:002009-06-26T15:27:21.397+01:00But then you aren't really talking about Left ...But then you aren't really talking about Left V right at all but about totalitarian V liberal. <br /><br />On that you have a point that the Conservatives are fairly liberal & the Greens highly totalitarian. I suspect the extra Green vote was not because of that but simply disgust at the traditional parties since polls have recently shown that only 7% of people believe in more government spending.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35140917.post-73632111556694794152009-06-26T15:08:41.628+01:002009-06-26T15:08:41.628+01:00Neil, thanks for the opportunity for me to clarify...Neil, thanks for the opportunity for me to clarify: I mean 'left' as more state intervention and 'right' as less. I should have made this clearer.<br /><br />Yes, you could argue that the Greens are conservative. But they are a very different sort of conservative to the Conservatives.Duncan Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130729454177705599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35140917.post-41019444233867031242009-06-26T14:41:20.695+01:002009-06-26T14:41:20.695+01:00By what definition are the Greens, who want to go ...By what definition are the Greens, who want to go back to the middle ages, "left"? he are further to the right than lady Catherine de Burgh.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.com