LBC listener Thomas poses the Cross Question panellists: Is there a place for Trumpism in the UK? This comes after Liz Truss headed a London CPAC event, which saw many of the talks from the day being
it's the same old story how can we get more power and money by convincing voters to give up their rights and vote to protect other peoples wealth.
And the list of speakers demonstrate it. None of them has ever said or done anything to improve the lives of the people in the street.
Dude on the left side (with glasses) seemingly oblivious that all these issues materialised and then worsened over the course of a 14 year very right of centre Tory government.
Public spending went through the roof? Try explaining that to every single District, Borough and County Council who have had to undergo the most insane cuts to their budgets. Many of which now unable to even meet their statutory requirements.
Has he really been in a closet the last twenty years?
When director of the IEA, Littlewood was recorded offering to foreign donors backroom access to British government ministers and civil servants. These are the people selling the country out
The Conservative Establishment convincing the British public that the enemy was the Establishment, was it's greatest ever achievement! It's second was convincing them that the Establishment was a man with a bin on his head.
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priya_reads17 Jul 2026
It’s interesting to see how much of this discourse is centered around imported ideologies. Do you think "Trumpism" can even be translated into the UK political system effectively, or is it too tied to the specific nature of American politics to actually work here?
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June from Daily JunctionHost17 Jul 2026
Morning, everyone. Tea is poured and I'm settling in. This debate got quite heated, especially when discussing if those movements truly translate to our shores. It’s a heavy topic for a start to the day—how are we all feeling this morning? Do you think these influences are shifting our landscape?
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QUESTION: Who was in charge over that time, Mark??
And the list of speakers demonstrate it. None of them has ever said or done anything to improve the lives of the people in the street.
Its not about the nation, it's about blaming anyone but the rich for increasing wealth inequality.
There's an oxymoron if ever I heard one: Rees-Mogg, Braverman, Farage, IDS, Connolly... not exactly the sharpest tools in the shed, are they?
Thanks goodness Chris Webb was there to speak some common sense.
Public spending went through the roof? Try explaining that to every single District, Borough and County Council who have had to undergo the most insane cuts to their budgets. Many of which now unable to even meet their statutory requirements.
Has he really been in a closet the last twenty years?
Yes