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The Tea Party Movement Gains Traction in the U.K.
Fox News ^ | November 26, 2010 | by Greg Palkot

Posted on 11/26/2010 11:20:58 AM PST by Mier

LONDON -- The Tea Party movement's recent electoral gains have gotten international attention, including in the mother country whose taxes inspired the first Tea Party -- the United Kingdom.

A new rebellion against big government and high taxes is resonating in Ye Olde England.

"Ideas around limited government, absolutely, there's lots of people in Britain who share those as well." says Matthew Sinclair of the Taxpayers' Alliance. The group -- formed in 2004, naturally calling for lower taxes -- is one of the largest in Britain with a Tea Party slant. It boasts some 60,000 supporters.

The group organized workshops this past fall with FreedomWorks and other American Tea Party support groups. "We're always trying to learn how to campaign better. We're always trying to learn if there are policy initiatives in the states which have succeeded," Sinclair explains.

Like the Tea Party in the U.S., there are many groups here vying for the label. From one strictly aimed at domestic politics, to another upset about tax money going to the European Union, and yet another nationalistic group upset about immigration

Read more: http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/11/26/tea-party-movement-gains-traction-uk

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; History; Society
KEYWORDS: unitedkingdom

1 posted on 11/26/2010 11:21:01 AM PST by Mier
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To: Mier

As of Tuesday, Sri Lanka has one.

It is spreading quickly.


2 posted on 11/26/2010 11:23:33 AM PST by texmexis best
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To: texmexis best

A battle is on. A rag tag band of Tea Partiers vs. the NWO Federation.


3 posted on 11/26/2010 11:30:19 AM PST by screaminsunshine (Americanism vs Communism)
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To: Mier

So do Brits throw themselves into a harbor?


4 posted on 11/26/2010 11:38:51 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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To: Mier

The TEA Party is America’s answer to the communists’ SEIU. It will work in the UK also. Anywhere their are union thugs, the TEA Party is needed.


5 posted on 11/26/2010 11:50:13 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Don't touch my junk!!!)
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To: Mier

I think they already have one - UKIP


6 posted on 11/26/2010 11:52:15 AM PST by 4rcane
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To: Mier

I should hope so.


7 posted on 11/26/2010 12:34:57 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...

Thanks Mier for the update.


8 posted on 11/26/2010 5:12:05 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: texmexis best

Australia, Taiwan, Israel already have their own Tea Party groups which is connected to their American counterparts.


9 posted on 11/26/2010 5:56:01 PM PST by max americana
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To: Mier; SunkenCiv

A viral, world-wide, TEA party would be a beautiful thing. Too bad most of them have been disarmed by their governments, but where there’s a will, there’s a way.


10 posted on 11/27/2010 5:45:52 AM PST by TheOldLady (The only way to run our country is conservatively.)
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