tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968338.post1433501236094116625..comments2023-08-11T09:56:34.039+01:00Comments on timrollpickering: So who are the Conservative sister parties?Tim Roll-Pickeringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589024696145675963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968338.post-20571034591639812552008-12-04T15:18:00.000+00:002008-12-04T15:18:00.000+00:00The thing I find puzzling is that the current stra...The thing I find puzzling is that the current strand of dominant thinking in the UK Conservatives fits far better with Christian Democracy than any other before it I can think of. The IDS approach, that is, social conservatism mixed with a concern for the poor, seems pretty close; the only thing which seems to contradict it is the <I>other</I> IDS approach, a euroscepticism which, viewed alongside the sister parties, looks extreme to say the least. Worryingly protectionist too, IMHO...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801341846218646357noreply@blogger.com