Comments on: Ditching left and right http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/05/09/ditching-left-and-right/ Liberalism and general burblings Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:58:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Barrie Wood http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/05/09/ditching-left-and-right/comment-page-1/#comment-4768 Barrie Wood Wed, 09 May 2007 16:30:18 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/05/09/ditching-left-and-right/#comment-4768 It is generally worthwhile using the left / right analysis of political issues as this is what the public uses and understands. So to engage with people surely you need to do so in language easily understood, even if that simplifies matters too much sometimes ! I will use in LD forums the liberal / authoritarian axis in discussions with fellow liberals, for those terms are shared common currency. One wonders sometimes where your personal politics differs from the libertarian Tories or liberal conservatism. I think you exaggerate the socialist viewpoint - not all are rigid statists. Likewise I wouldn't see NEF / Monbiot in quite such simplistic terms. That they promote localism is good - what kind is where we may depart from NEF. The Green Party, although they have many quite attractive policies on paper (to this leftist liberal) they appear quite illiberal in how they might execute their proposals. I'm still working out the Tory 'vision' of localism - well they are joining the party rather late in the day ! It is generally worthwhile using the left / right analysis of political issues as this is what the public uses and understands. So to engage with people surely you need to do so in language easily understood, even if that simplifies matters too much sometimes !

I will use in LD forums the liberal / authoritarian axis in discussions with fellow liberals, for those terms are shared common currency.

One wonders sometimes where your personal politics differs from the libertarian Tories or liberal conservatism.

I think you exaggerate the socialist viewpoint - not all are rigid statists. Likewise I wouldn’t see NEF / Monbiot in quite such simplistic terms.

That they promote localism is good - what kind is where we may depart from NEF. The Green Party, although they have many quite attractive policies on paper (to this leftist liberal) they appear quite illiberal in how they might execute their proposals.

I’m still working out the Tory ‘vision’ of localism - well they are joining the party rather late in the day !

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