[Barney Gumble]

My experience of a year living in Britian is that Brits are far less caring about politics. Most grumble about the Labour Party but then end up voting for them anyway once they get in. Their attitude generally is that the two parties are so similar that it doesn't matter.

They've also seen to taken the big government excuses as facts. "If we had lower taxes, poor people would go hungry." "We have high gas taxes but it helps people from driving too much and contributing to global warming."

[chiller]

It seems the Brits are a generation ahead of us in that their seniors would have loved our internet, but their middle aged and younger populace are too far gone, and don't care because they don't think they can have an effect. Worse, the passion for freedom that fuels our generation doesn't seem apparent, but what do I know?

From this side of the Atlantic, I see plenty of liberal politics in the U.K., and plenty of liberal media, but a lack of conservative concensus in the population to bitch about it. Mad Ivan better light some fires. The younger Brits will learn that they run the show if they'll just get off their arses.

[kingsurfer]

A new right wing is emerging on the back of EU intergration and immigration. WE now have 3 and a half mainstream parties: Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and the UK Independence Party.