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There are extremes to both the left and right, neither of which are pleasant. In Britain, this position has usually been held by the Conservatives (also known as the Tory party) and in America, by the Republicans. In limiting the number of services for which the are responsible, they limit the tax burden on the populace. They believe that this allows people greater choice in the services on offer and will enable everyone to progress and prosper.
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They believe in a free market economy, in which all companies are privately owned, but into which anyone can buy shares. They believe that Government should have as little involvement in people’s lives as possible, as this empowers them and frees them from state mandated services. The right are the Capitalists, or the ones with capitalist tendencies. In Britain, this position has usually been held by the Labour party, in America, the Democrats. Historically, they would favour a more closed economy, with nationalised industries, such as gas, electricity and water, providing the service on a not for profit basis, to ensure that everyone has access to such essentials. For example, free health care and education for all. This means that they believe that a governing body should provide certain things for its populace. The left are the Socialists, or the ones with socialist tendencies. As such, this method of describing political views has stuck and does not look like changing. When the Parliament sat, the President would be seated centrally, with the working, or at that time, the emergent middle classes, sat to his left, whilst the aristocracy, or more likely, noblemen, would sit to his right. It all started in 1789, in the Parliament of Revolutionary France. We’ll start with what we mean by Left Wing or Right Wing. It’s not fair, so to help fight back, I’m going to explain some of the basics. It’s called cant, though I believe it’s a vowel or so away from the truth. When people talk politics, they use overly complicated words to confuse their opponent into agreeing with them. One of the most annoying things about politics is the terminology.
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This week, our Lady of Debs explains what goes on behind the terms ‘left wing’ and ‘right wing’. It’s called cant, though Miss Deborah Taylor believes that’s a vowel or so away from the truth.