Comments on: Brown Hanging On http://themoderatevoice.com/21392/brown-hanging-on/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:04:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: alexbotting http://themoderatevoice.com/21392/brown-hanging-on/comment-page-1/#comment-151257 alexbotting Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:22:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/foreign/david-cameron/21392/brown-hanging-on/#comment-151257 I think you're points are generally accurate but in your final sentence you ignore the fact that that British Politics is further to the left than America's. The Conservative Party in the UK is in favour of a Universal Healthcare System, their leader is actively and openly trying to recruit women and minorities as MPs (affirmative action policies within the party!) and in-favour of abortion, etc.<br><br>You can barely split the policies of Cameron and Blair, the real issue in UK politics right now is that the Conservatives want to seek the shared goals on a local level of government whereas Labour want to do it from a large, centralised government.<br><br>To be honest, I think there are many issues that a Prime Minister Cameron and President Obama could (and probably will) agree on.<br><br>Alex I think you're points are generally accurate but in your final sentence you ignore the fact that that British Politics is further to the left than America's. The Conservative Party in the UK is in favour of a Universal Healthcare System, their leader is actively and openly trying to recruit women and minorities as MPs (affirmative action policies within the party!) and in-favour of abortion, etc.

You can barely split the policies of Cameron and Blair, the real issue in UK politics right now is that the Conservatives want to seek the shared goals on a local level of government whereas Labour want to do it from a large, centralised government.

To be honest, I think there are many issues that a Prime Minister Cameron and President Obama could (and probably will) agree on.

Alex

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