• @[email protected]
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      171 year ago

      That is because the Tories take their lead directly from Republicans. National conservative group AKA the NAT C’s.

      Despite the pro-UK stance, National Conservatism was actually the offshoot of a Right-wing US think tank, which sees the movement as having the potential to reshape the narrative for the Conservative Party in the same way the Tea Party did once for the Republicans.

      For more scary reading try the list of organisations associated with the Tories.

    • TWeaK
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      31 year ago

      There’s traditionally been something of a ~5 year lag in the UK following America.

      • Echo Dot
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        31 year ago

        Possibly faster. The COVID enquiry has absolutely more than enough information to haul Boris in front of itself. Of course they’re still gathering additional evidence and they have to identify how much Rishi knew.

        So we may be able to get our Trump wannabe squared away faster than the Americans can get rid of classic Trump.