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My mother's background is politics and economics. She claims that the Labour Party was set up on a platform of populism that went round telling coal miners, shipbuilders, industrial workers etc. what they wanted to hear back in the early 20th century rather than adopting a serious but visionary strategy for the country. This goes a long way to explaining why Labour screwed up badly in the 1930s because they had no idea how to deal with a bad recession as their founders never thought that such an event could ever happen so never factored it into the party strategy.
Therefore is the Labour Party a scam for the gullible?
Therefore is the Labour Party a scam for the gullible?
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A definition of a scam is; a dishonest way to make money- I think that's a problem that applies to both parties!
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(Original post by Arran90)
My mother's background is politics and economics. She claims that the Labour Party was set up on a platform of populism that went round telling coal miners, shipbuilders, industrial workers etc. what they wanted to hear back in the early 20th century rather than adopting a serious but visionary strategy for the country. This goes a long way to explaining why Labour screwed up badly in the 1930s because they had no idea how to deal with a bad recession as their founders never thought that such an event could ever happen so never factored it into the party strategy.
Therefore is the Labour Party a scam for the gullible?
My mother's background is politics and economics. She claims that the Labour Party was set up on a platform of populism that went round telling coal miners, shipbuilders, industrial workers etc. what they wanted to hear back in the early 20th century rather than adopting a serious but visionary strategy for the country. This goes a long way to explaining why Labour screwed up badly in the 1930s because they had no idea how to deal with a bad recession as their founders never thought that such an event could ever happen so never factored it into the party strategy.
Therefore is the Labour Party a scam for the gullible?
The furthest sighted elements of the British Labour movement, the communists, recognised that capitalism could never be reformed to get rid of it's inherent contradictions, those conflicts which are integral to the functioning of capitalism, only working class revolution could do this. But the recognised that a parliamentary party that was forged by the masses and broadly in their interests, was a necessary step along the road to that revolution.
The revolutionary wave of the early 20th century however, was defeated militarily (apart from in Russia). Which is why the Labour Party's natural role as a stepping stone to revolution has become blurred, being put through the lens of liberal history.
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(Original post by Arran90)
My mother's background is politics and economics. She claims that the Labour Party was set up on a platform of populism that went round telling coal miners, shipbuilders, industrial workers etc. what they wanted to hear back in the early 20th century rather than adopting a serious but visionary strategy for the country. This goes a long way to explaining why Labour screwed up badly in the 1930s because they had no idea how to deal with a bad recession as their founders never thought that such an event could ever happen so never factored it into the party strategy.
Therefore is the Labour Party a scam for the gullible?
My mother's background is politics and economics. She claims that the Labour Party was set up on a platform of populism that went round telling coal miners, shipbuilders, industrial workers etc. what they wanted to hear back in the early 20th century rather than adopting a serious but visionary strategy for the country. This goes a long way to explaining why Labour screwed up badly in the 1930s because they had no idea how to deal with a bad recession as their founders never thought that such an event could ever happen so never factored it into the party strategy.
Therefore is the Labour Party a scam for the gullible?
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(Original post by Arran90)
My mother's background is politics and economics. She claims that the Labour Party was set up on a platform of populism that went round telling coal miners, shipbuilders, industrial workers etc. what they wanted to hear back in the early 20th century rather than adopting a serious but visionary strategy for the country. This goes a long way to explaining why Labour screwed up badly in the 1930s because they had no idea how to deal with a bad recession as their founders never thought that such an event could ever happen so never factored it into the party strategy.
Therefore is the Labour Party a scam for the gullible?
My mother's background is politics and economics. She claims that the Labour Party was set up on a platform of populism that went round telling coal miners, shipbuilders, industrial workers etc. what they wanted to hear back in the early 20th century rather than adopting a serious but visionary strategy for the country. This goes a long way to explaining why Labour screwed up badly in the 1930s because they had no idea how to deal with a bad recession as their founders never thought that such an event could ever happen so never factored it into the party strategy.
Therefore is the Labour Party a scam for the gullible?
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Oh they are absolutely a scam. You cannot create wealth for a nation by taking from one half and giving to the other. All *****y socialist/communist parties are a complete scam.
That being said, the conservative party doesn't seem to have any traditional conservative values left at all as they are pandering so far to the left.
All major political parties are completely corrupt though because of the simple fact that political donations fully dictate all government policy.
That being said, the conservative party doesn't seem to have any traditional conservative values left at all as they are pandering so far to the left.
All major political parties are completely corrupt though because of the simple fact that political donations fully dictate all government policy.
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(Original post by Davij038)
A definition of a scam is; a dishonest way to make money- I think that's a problem that applies to both parties!
A definition of a scam is; a dishonest way to make money- I think that's a problem that applies to both parties!
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In some ways I suppose it is. 
For example, the ways in which Jeremy Corbyn is trying to convince people that all the wishful thinking in the world can become reality are similar to what a scammer would try on his/her victims.
For example, the ways in which Jeremy Corbyn is trying to convince people that all the wishful thinking in the world can become reality are similar to what a scammer would try on his/her victims.
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(Original post by barnetlad)
Both? What about the people who are running the country, the Democratic Unionist Party?
Both? What about the people who are running the country, the Democratic Unionist Party?
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Yes.
no political party can make you a better person, richer, or give you a nice house.
It's up to you, the individual.
no political party can make you a better person, richer, or give you a nice house.
It's up to you, the individual.
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(Original post by r3035)
No political party can make you richer.
No political party can make you richer.
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(Original post by nomad992)
Oh they are absolutely a scam. You cannot create wealth for a nation by taking from one half and giving to the other. All *****y socialist/communist parties are a complete scam.
Oh they are absolutely a scam. You cannot create wealth for a nation by taking from one half and giving to the other. All *****y socialist/communist parties are a complete scam.
That being said, the conservative party doesn't seem to have any traditional conservative values left at all as they are pandering so far to the left.
All major political parties are somewhat corrupt though because of the simple fact that political donations dictates some government policy.
Donations aren't always a bad thing by the way- i'd just stop it coming from abroad and put some Trump like regulations on lobbying.
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(Original post by cbreef)
That's just not true at all.
That's just not true at all.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...y-exposed.html
😂😂😂
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Is your mother 100 years old? Either this is irrelevant bc
1. All parties lie, I'm quite sure the Tories are a bigger scam
2. Your evidence is very anecdotal. What exactly constitutes "telling them what they want to hear" (once again, either way all parties do that anyway)
3. This was literally 100 years ago what relevance it it now
I don't know much about political history but all governments **** up. All you've described is another incident of politicians making mistakes which makes them like every other party in history. I don't see how that makes them a scam. If they're a scam then all of politics is a scam (which is fair enough). But I don't see how they can be specifically singled out for being duplicitous.
1. All parties lie, I'm quite sure the Tories are a bigger scam
2. Your evidence is very anecdotal. What exactly constitutes "telling them what they want to hear" (once again, either way all parties do that anyway)
3. This was literally 100 years ago what relevance it it now
I don't know much about political history but all governments **** up. All you've described is another incident of politicians making mistakes which makes them like every other party in history. I don't see how that makes them a scam. If they're a scam then all of politics is a scam (which is fair enough). But I don't see how they can be specifically singled out for being duplicitous.
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(Original post by Davij038)
I know right, just ask these guys:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...y-exposed.html
😂😂😂
I know right, just ask these guys:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...y-exposed.html
😂😂😂
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(Original post by cbreef)
How is that relevant? A government can indeed make you wealthier, through benefits or mandatory pay increases. Just saying.
How is that relevant? A government can indeed make you wealthier, through benefits or mandatory pay increases. Just saying.
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When I look around the country and what we have that is good, most of it came out of labour policies. The NHS, comprehensive education for all, regardless of income, equality law and rights all came from labour. On the other hand I struggle to identify society changing (for the better) things the Tories did.
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(Original post by nomad992)
Oh they are absolutely a scam. You cannot create wealth for a nation by taking from one half and giving to the other. All *****y socialist/communist parties are a complete scam.
That being said, the conservative party doesn't seem to have any traditional conservative values left at all as they are pandering so far to the left.
All major political parties are completely corrupt though because of the simple fact that political donations fully dictate all government policy.
Oh they are absolutely a scam. You cannot create wealth for a nation by taking from one half and giving to the other. All *****y socialist/communist parties are a complete scam.
That being said, the conservative party doesn't seem to have any traditional conservative values left at all as they are pandering so far to the left.
All major political parties are completely corrupt though because of the simple fact that political donations fully dictate all government policy.
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