pvhb1990 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I'm interested to know if there are any members on here who would describe themselves as social democrats? I am looking at starting a local discussion group where politically like-minded people can get together and share ideas. Let me know if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 As in the SDP, David Owen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manlinose Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 agreed, you'd have to define what you mean by "social democrat" before anyone could provide a meaningful answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Judging by your username you might be Dutch, in which case you will find Labour is similar to the PvdA. Labour is also in the socdem EU group I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvhb1990 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Yes, in a sense similar to the stance of David Owen. People who don't believe that the Labour Party actually represent the values of social democracy. By 'social democracy' I mean things like democratic oversight of markets, not the neo-liberal policies of New Labour/Tories/Lib Dems et al which led to the crash, the introduction of a 'living' as opposed to a 'minimum' wage. Effective policies that mean that the level of patient healthcare and the quality of a child's education is not determined by where in the country they live or what their background is. Things that we used to take for granted, but things have been slowly but steadily been eroded. P.s I am not Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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