tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post2216914689840848776..comments2024-02-10T12:12:06.028+00:00Comments on The Real Blog: A six-point plan for a Liberal populismDavid Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410159311875228620noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-357011280631553312013-05-12T20:59:53.150+01:002013-05-12T20:59:53.150+01:00Very good post. There's nothing inherently rig...Very good post. There's nothing inherently right wing about populism. If you look at what a lot of UKIP voters are saying, it's not actually very right wing. asnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-66382543381614351202013-05-12T20:35:42.656+01:002013-05-12T20:35:42.656+01:00I found the point on skepticism to be interesting....I found the point on skepticism to be interesting. Long standing Liberal policies on electoral and institutional reform are, by their nature, skeptical. Skeptical of the current political establishment, skeptical of our broken electoral system, and most important of all skeptical of the other major parties.Myles Claphamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-40104744690974931272013-05-10T15:55:03.419+01:002013-05-10T15:55:03.419+01:00I have an idea I think might fit in here 'slow...I have an idea I think might fit in here 'slow government'. I tried to write a post about it on Jonathan Calders blog, but re-reading it I think I did a rather poor job (but still - http://liberalengland.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/guest-post-in-praise-of-slow-government.html here's a similar idea https://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/10/31-7). <br /><br />If I had to summarize it in a sentence it would be something like 'the more we build institutions that are capable of really listening, and responding, to ordinary people the less people are going to demand radical change the whole time'. <br /><br />So to be honest I would just have rule 1 repeated six times, because the danger is always that people do listen, they then start thinking they understand the problem and stop listening, and as long as that keeps on happening people just keep on making the same mistakes again and again and again and again and...Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-59397344803752023802013-05-10T14:45:43.065+01:002013-05-10T14:45:43.065+01:00Thank you, Anonymous. I've acted on your spel...Thank you, Anonymous. I've acted on your spelling advice!David Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410159311875228620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-18483598551798919642013-05-10T14:39:05.253+01:002013-05-10T14:39:05.253+01:00Rule 6 is "There is no rule 6". Take all...Rule 6 is "There is no rule 6". Take all your other blank sheets of paper, hand them out and encourage people to write their own.<br /><br />Simon Titleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121239127665359267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-84807741261106807772013-05-10T14:08:20.137+01:002013-05-10T14:08:20.137+01:00It's Poujade, not Poujarde.It's Poujade, not Poujarde.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com