NationStates Jolt Archive

I think no.

One of them is in power. The other isn't.

I'd vote "Almost none".

"almost" i mean they have the same polocies.

i think it was thatcher who said my greatest triumph was tony blair.

no, because New Labour = "One Nation" Conservatism. Only more to the right.

The difference is, one is actively employing freinds and assosiates into non-elected policy making jobs within government, and the other is planning to.

Only one of them has Tony Blair in charge.
Sadly, it's the one in power.

The Conservatives have Boris Johnson! He's such a dude!

I thought they chucked him, after all moral misconduct isnt tolerated in the conservative party :P.

Did they? Bastards!:mad:

One has blair. One doesn't. Oh wait. The tories have cameron. Big difference.

The Labour party has been running a conservative government ever since they came into power. Would Clement Atlee support the privatisation of the NHS? Would Kier Hardie support the anti-trades union laws? Would Tony Benn support the Blairite neoliberal economic policy?

No way. I disagree perhaps with 'new labour' being called Thatcherite, but thay're too close for comfort.

When the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer; our services are being sold off through 'Private Finance Inititives' and our ministers are playing around with dodgy business posts - a government cannot call itself centre left.

Still, Boris Johnson is great. Long live waffle!

The Conservatives have Boris Johnson! He's such a dude!

I'd sooo vote conservative if they had him as a leader.

But yes, New Labour and the Conservatives are too close. But perhaps thats the plan, the Conservatives are infiltrating the highest ranks of Labour through righty Tony Bliar.