<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[A British Tory Is An American&nbsp;Democrat]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s an indication of just <a href="http://today.yougov.com/news/2014/11/06/taxation-and-morality/" target="_blank">how far to the right</a> the American political discourse is, compared with Britain &#8211; the developed country most in tune with American neo-liberalism:</p>
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<p>That&#8217;s why David Cameron and Barack Obama have long had such an easy relationship. Either one could fit easily into the other&#8217;s cabinet. And maybe it does help explain why I still consider myself a conservative. I am, as a Brit.</p>
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