Parteitag: Vorbild Thatcher: Auch die britischen Konservativen wollen zurück in die Zukunft
Die konservative Oppositionsführerin Kemi Badenoch wirft Premierminister Andy Burnham Nostalgie vor. Sie will sich aber selbst an den Idealen von Margaret Thatcher orientieren.
London - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Conservative opposition leader Kemi Badenoch agree that a "battle of ideas" is brewing in Britain. Ironically, both the ruling Labour Party and the Conservative Party are vying for ideas from the past. While Burnham has announced a return to the neoliberal reforms of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, Badenoch wants to build upon the philosophy of the conservative icon.
"A battle is coming to Britain in political politics," said the 46-year-old Tory chief at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham. "A battle to shape the soul of this nation." While Burnham nostalgically takes Britain back to a seemingly better past, Badenoch wants to learn from the past. The core of the conflict is over the role of the state: Burnham called for a stronger state to regain control of basic services in Britain such as home care, public transport, and the provision of water, electricity, and gas.
Badenoch countered with Thatcher's ideals of a small state, low taxes, and a government-free economy.
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