Comments on: Progressive Conservatism: some questions http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/politics/progressive-conservatism-some-questions/ Politics, brains, social action and the day to day life of the RSA’s chief executive Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:39:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tessy Britton http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/politics/progressive-conservatism-some-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3187 Tessy Britton Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:43:09 +0000 http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/?p=2240#comment-3187 Some more opinions on conservatives and progressivism http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/08/progressive-constitutional-reform-cameron Liked the comment "Progressivism is so 19th century. I am looking for a government that works on the bleeding edge." Some more opinions on conservatives and progressivism

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/08/progressive-constitutional-reform-cameron

Liked the comment “Progressivism is so 19th century. I am looking for a government that works on the bleeding edge.”

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]]> By: ad http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/politics/progressive-conservatism-some-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3150 ad Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:03:21 +0000 http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/?p=2240#comment-3150 <i> Under the pressure of office it would be all too easy for a Conservative administration to abandon its social ambitions and enthusiasm for localism and civic action, instead reverting to a Thatcherite ‘strong state, free market’ model of modernisation.</i> All reformers are centralisers. Otherwise, how would they be able to drive their refoms through? Under the pressure of office it would be all too easy for a Conservative administration to abandon its social ambitions and enthusiasm for localism and civic action, instead reverting to a Thatcherite ‘strong state, free market’ model of modernisation.

All reformers are centralisers. Otherwise, how would they be able to drive their refoms through?

]]> By: Tessy Britton http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/politics/progressive-conservatism-some-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3149 Tessy Britton Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:04:06 +0000 http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/?p=2240#comment-3149 Thanks Matt - yes I agree entirely! 'Wearing' the latest thinking, rather than understanding it and grappling with it in a honest and practical way, is unlikely to developing long term, sustainable thinking. Thanks Matt – yes I agree entirely! ‘Wearing’ the latest thinking, rather than understanding it and grappling with it in a honest and practical way, is unlikely to developing long term, sustainable thinking.

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