agricola
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KC,
no, no and no.
The voter here belongs to one of about 650 constituencies, or areas of the country which return a single MP. He or she votes locally for that MP - who may be anything from the PM to a new candidate. This is not "voting for a party ticket", although each PPC (Prospective Parliamentary Candidate) or standing MP will usually be a member of one of the major parties (independents can and do stand and win though). Margaret got into power because the Conservative Party felt that she was the person with the best chance of leading them to power. Your understanding of coalition building would be more apt when considering the US political system.
Your wilful misunderstanding of the way social reform occupied much of the 1800s and early 1900s has enabled you to come up with your nonsensical argument. As a case in point, take Margaret herself. The daughter of a grocer, she rose to lead the country, becoming one of the first women in the world to do so (and at the head of the most reactionary party). Her success was as a result of that social reform, and its something which as of yet has not happened in the US. You need to further understand the way in which the UK political system works because you clearly dont understand it.
The issue of the coalfields is interesting. Before the great Strike of the early 1980's, the coal industry was relatively successful in that it enabled mining communities to survive; once it was removed you were left with whole towns with no employment prospects, which led to a number of social ills - heroin addiction, petty crime, alcoholism etc. The cost of these problems is far more than any losses incurred by the Coal industry (which was at that time nationalized).
There hasnt been a Lucas car company for the period I've been alive - they make sparkplugs and bulbs and the like. With regards to cars and the quality thereof, please explain why all Formula One companies rely on British engineers, and also explain Lotus, Jaguar, TVR, Aston Martin etc.
no, no and no.
The voter here belongs to one of about 650 constituencies, or areas of the country which return a single MP. He or she votes locally for that MP - who may be anything from the PM to a new candidate. This is not "voting for a party ticket", although each PPC (Prospective Parliamentary Candidate) or standing MP will usually be a member of one of the major parties (independents can and do stand and win though). Margaret got into power because the Conservative Party felt that she was the person with the best chance of leading them to power. Your understanding of coalition building would be more apt when considering the US political system.
Your wilful misunderstanding of the way social reform occupied much of the 1800s and early 1900s has enabled you to come up with your nonsensical argument. As a case in point, take Margaret herself. The daughter of a grocer, she rose to lead the country, becoming one of the first women in the world to do so (and at the head of the most reactionary party). Her success was as a result of that social reform, and its something which as of yet has not happened in the US. You need to further understand the way in which the UK political system works because you clearly dont understand it.
The issue of the coalfields is interesting. Before the great Strike of the early 1980's, the coal industry was relatively successful in that it enabled mining communities to survive; once it was removed you were left with whole towns with no employment prospects, which led to a number of social ills - heroin addiction, petty crime, alcoholism etc. The cost of these problems is far more than any losses incurred by the Coal industry (which was at that time nationalized).
There hasnt been a Lucas car company for the period I've been alive - they make sparkplugs and bulbs and the like. With regards to cars and the quality thereof, please explain why all Formula One companies rely on British engineers, and also explain Lotus, Jaguar, TVR, Aston Martin etc.