Comments by "Wundurra" (@wundurra24) on "Conservative Party conference: 'party seem more optimistic than polls would suggest' says Harwood" video.
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@ktool4855 It’s true some on the left back Brexit “Lexit”, for example P&O’s union, RMT backed Brexit and therefore wanted EU workers’ protections removed from their membership. However the majority of people who voted Brexit were right wing and did so for nationalist, nativist, xenophobic and nostalgic reasons.
The current Tory government is the “Vote Leave” government, the entire Cabinet are Brexiteers and/or Johnson loyalists, promoted because of their ties to Johnson rather than through ability. Johnson purged the moderate Tories from the party.
What “semi socialist economic policies” are you referring to? We have some of the lowest corporation tax in the Western world. Capital gains tax has not risen and top bracket for income tax unchanged. I assume you’re referring to the furlough scheme. What were the alternatives in a pandemic to prevent mass unemployment?
As for what Labour supports that the Tories don’t – there are so many. In October the Tories blocked Labour's proposed bill to prevent employers from using fire and rehire tactics to bully workers into lower paid jobs. This would have saved the jobs of P&O staff. How about the Tories attempt to control mass media by defunding the BBC and privatising Channel 4? Labour would not be underfunding the NHS and education, hoping both fail so the private sector can fill the void.
What crackdown of “freedom of speech”? The Labour party voted against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which aims to make protests illegal. I suspect that’s not what you’re referring to.
It's a pity London can’t be a city state like Monaco or the Vatican. London would be run by Labour and still be in the EU. I wonder how Little Englanders would cope without the wealth and productivity London generates.
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