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By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:22:48 +0000

This is an utterly unfair reading of Phillip’s ideas.

By: StopTheRight

StopTheRight — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:15:00 +0000

RT @leftfootfwd: Analysis of Tory ‘Philosopher-King’ Philip Blond, more Thatcherite than ‘red’: http://is.gd/54DHp

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:14:31 +0000

One at least of Blond’s points has some validity. The postwar National Insurance Act took away the role of Friendly Societies, Trades Unions and Co-ops as providers, and appropriated all power to the State. Trade unions were undermined fatally – and left with no posture but industrial militancy on which to centre their appeal to members.

By: Phousty

Phousty — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:53:22 +0000

RT @leftfootfwd: Analysis of Tory ‘Philosopher-King’ Philip Blond, more Thatcherite than ‘red’: http://is.gd/54DHp

By: Darius

Darius — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:59:51 +0000

Will, I think this might be enlightening reading – I’m sure you’re right that he doesn’t discuss it. It would lead to some tricky questions as, in fact, it did on Channel 4 news just the other day.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/27/opinion/27iht-edpabst.html for the original quotes I’m afraid I’m not sure how to access old editions of C4 news

By: Rory

Rory — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:27:06 +0000

Many of our most important liberties, such as Magna Carta, go back to medieval times, although of course this counts for little in New Labour’s New Britain.

By: Henr

Henr — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:14:18 +0000

But Red Toryism does remind me of Disraeli’s Young England, a romantic Tory movement that was also nostalgic for medieval times. Interestingly, its leadership largely consisted of aristocratic Old Etonians, although Disraeli (like Blond) was from a humbler background.

Of course Disraeli soon dumped Young England in his climb up the ‘greasy pole’ & became a cynical, hard headed realist.

By: willstraw

willstraw — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:05:43 +0000

I’ve heard Philip Blond speak on 3 or 4 occasions and I have to say that I’ve not once heard him talk about Islam so I think you might be being a bit harsh, Darius.

By all means correct me if you have specific quotes but even though I disagree with him, I think he’s a world away from Nick Griffin.

Cheers,

Will

By: Jason Prince

Jason Prince — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:58:05 +0000

RT @jimpurnell: RT @leftfootfwd: Analysis of Tory ‘Philosopher-King’ Philip Blond, more Thatcherite than ‘red’: http://is.gd/54DHp