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The Third Man 09-10-10 02:42 PM

Could the Tea Party protest movement be on its way to a fed-up Britain?
 
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Britain could import the ‘insurgency’ tactics of the ‘Tea Party’ movement where government attempts to impose higher taxes have led to mass protests and threatened to derail conventional politics.
The UK-based Taxpayers Alliance held talks with the FreedomWorks movement at a conference for right wing campaign groups in London.

A new wave of ‘Tea Party’ protests, named after the uprising against the British state’s imposition of tax on tea imports to America in 1773

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0z9pPX618

Tribesman 09-10-10 02:58 PM

So it would be a conservative group together with a conservative group each filled with conservative politicians and conservative party members protesting against errrr.....the conservative government and conservative party they belong to.:doh:

STEED 09-10-10 03:48 PM

Hardly...Most people rather watch Eastenders. :nope:

Most of the population can not make the effort to see there Member of Parliament.

Oberon 09-10-10 04:17 PM

Naah, and if it does it's hardly going to be as vocal and thread derailing as the US version.

TarJak 09-10-10 04:27 PM

How soon people forget:
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...rotests466.jpg

Oberon 09-10-10 04:47 PM

Yeah, but that was before mass mass-media and the death of the intelligence of the general public.
It would be good to have protests on that scale again (although I do pity the poor coppers stuck in the middle of it) but even then...would the government listen? Would it heck as like!
Nope, we're stuck with it unfortunately.

TarJak 09-10-10 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1490046)
Yeah, but that was before mass mass-media and the death of the intelligence of the general public.
It would be good to have protests on that scale again (although I do pity the poor coppers stuck in the middle of it) but even then...would the government listen? Would it heck as like!
Nope, we're stuck with it unfortunately.

Like any elected officials if enough protest is raised and they risk losing power then they listen.

Oberon 09-10-10 04:59 PM

I dunno Tarjak, I'd like to believe that's true...but things just aren't as united in the United Kingdom as they used to be. Maybe I'll be surprised, who knows, but even the Mayday parades are quiet affairs these days, probably because of the extremely heavy police presence.

TarJak 09-10-10 05:05 PM

I've never thought of the poms as a complacent bunch once thier ire gets raised. I live with one so I should know.http://www.millan.net/minimations/sm...odkavelarg.gif

Oberon 09-10-10 05:12 PM

Oh, when we get going there's not much to stop us....

It's just getting us going. I think a lot of people are angry...but not angry enough to risk being labeled a terrorist or put on a criminal records list.

TarJak 09-10-10 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1490065)
Oh, when we get going there's not much to stop us....

It's just getting us going. I think a lot of people are angry...but not angry enough to risk being labeled a terrorist or put on a criminal records list.

Aye maybe that is the difference between 2010 and 1990. In 1990 anarchy was still alive and well in the UK. In 2010 it gets picked up by MI6 and disappears or labelled terrorism.:damn:

gimpy117 09-10-10 05:38 PM

god i hope not.

Tribesman 09-10-10 05:42 PM

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How soon people forget:
But freedom works and the tax alliance are the very people who would be in favour of that poll tax the rest of the country went mad against

The Third Man 09-10-10 07:28 PM

So Brits are lazy, about themselves and their government.

Gerald 09-10-10 07:52 PM

Tea Party belongs to U.S
 
http://imgur.com/p80XJ.jpg

TLAM Strike 09-10-10 07:53 PM

The Tea Party must have heard they have universal health care in the UK and want to go and put a stop to that... :haha:

Still waiting for my universal health care... :shifty:

Gerald 09-10-10 08:01 PM

How long have you been waiting...
 
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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1490254)
The Tea Party must have heard they have universal health care in the UK and want to go and put a stop to that... :haha:

Still waiting for my universal health care... :shifty:

:hmmm:

TLAM Strike 09-10-10 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor (Post 1490261)
How long have you been waiting... :hmmm:

Since I voted for Obama... :damn:

... well it was more a vote against Palin... :03:

Platapus 09-10-10 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1490265)
Since I voted for Obama... :damn:

... well it was more a vote against Palin... :03:

I agree. I dream of a chance to vote FOR a candidate rather than vote AGAINST a candidate.

One of these days... one of these days

Gerald 09-10-10 08:22 PM

And you have changed your style for Rep,
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1490265)
Since I voted for Obama... :damn:

... well it was more a vote against Palin... :03:

or !'ts time for take break


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