Why Britain needs a tea party

Debate if you must whether it’s a proper tea party or whether it was just another fringe event at a Conservative conference. What was being said and discussed was probably unique to that room. While the Conservatives are worried about making any fuss over the rate of taxation, the choking state, and the burden of out-of-control government, people who attended the tea party meeting cared about these issues.

Simon Richards, in an email chat, informed me that this is just the start of such events. There are rallies planned before the imminent election in London. I suspect that if the election results in a hung parliament, and there is no change in prime minister or policy, the movement will really take off in a big way.

If the Conservatives do succeed in getting a majority, the tea party movement will be waiting to see how Cameron manages all their concerns. They will give him time, but I can assure you they will be back in a big way if the status quo remains. It might be a tea party with a British twist, but the attendees’ basic concerns are the same as those of any tea party protester across the U.S.