I have been tagged by Norfolk Blogger to do this latest meme on political influences. It must be in retaliation for me tagging him with the first political memory meme I started! [I'm going to follow the meme round and post a summary of the replies soon - if you haven't done it and are reading this, consider yourself tagged!]
This is a hard one to do. Political influences are wide and varied, and many have an impact, but only in certain areas. A lot of my political ideology is developed from lots of bits and pieces, mixed together and developed in my own unique way. So, in no particular order:
John Stuart Mill - democratic, liberal thinker.For this one, I will tag: Bel, Ruthie, Monkey with a blue rosette, Ian Appleby, and Fabian Tassano.
Benjamin Disraeli - former Prime Minister, creator of the modern Conservative Party
Enoch Powell - I wrote my undergraduate dissertation on him
Ann Widdecombe - feisty, common-sense politician
Edmund Burke - a philosophical founder of conservatism
