tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17934023.post4397089594974576145..comments2024-03-20T12:28:00.031+00:00Comments on Liberal Bureaucracy: Religion and political parties - not entirely a comfortable fit...Mark Valladareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15773193846795037711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17934023.post-2956665994980735172021-04-06T20:51:37.511+01:002021-04-06T20:51:37.511+01:00Yes, I agree. Old-fashioned, small-c conservative ...Yes, I agree. Old-fashioned, small-c conservative restraint. That's what is needed. If people have opinions for religious reasons, all fine, let's hear it and debate it and let no one pretend all people of that religion 'should' have the same opinion. But non-religious people observing festivals over-assiduously can feel like ... well, like Conservative MPs and the Union Flag. Gesture symbolism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com