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T_i_B

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5. Given the way that British politics is fragmenting at present...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 02:06 AM

Apr 2015

...I'm increasingly of the view that American politics is becoming much less relevant as an example of how to do things.

American politics is still very much a 2 party affair, British politics is moving further away from that. And I'm not convinced that the leadership of the main parties have much idea of how to win people back to their causes.

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