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Old 27-04-2008, 08:49 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by British-Conservatism View Post
When I refer to Libertarianism in this context I mean Classical Liberalism which evolved into New Liberalism (Social Liberalism) at the start of the last century under Asquith.
The reason for this was political survival.
Saving MP's jobs and wages.
Then you have a poor grasp of what libertarianism is. I could count all the libertarian MPs this country has ever had on one hand. Furthermore, your argument stinks - consider Mill again. He stood for parliament and won, he was then voted out for trying to give women the vote. At least he was principled.
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