If the Tories get elected, what will become of the relationship between the UK and America?

Question

More specifically...

1) What will become of the relationship between the government's of the two countries?

2) What changes are likely to occur in our "trans-atlantic cooperation", ie...Trading, investing, technology sharing, etc?

3) What foreign policy changes are likely to occur?

4) Will taxes be increased or decreased?

5)And finally...What of the "Special Relationship" between the UK and the United States. Can it last?


your comments are appreciated...

Answer 1

Cameron will be crawling up Bush's @rse quicker than you can say working majority.

Answer 2

The answers above me, I find kind of worrying as they all seem to overlook certain glaring points. The last time the tories were in, their was no devolved parliament in Scotland and the SNP had no way near the support it has today. To say that it won't cause a problem in the future, because it hasn't in the past, shows a complete ignorance of the change in Scotland's political landscape which has transpired over the past 15 years. A Tory westminster parliament, will increase the likelihood of the Scottish people seeking independence, as the tory party does not reflect the needs and ideals of Scotland as a country and never has. What will happen is that the disparity between Scotland and the rest of the UK will become even more evidenced, as it was throughout the last tory government. However on the flip side of this, I still believe that Scotland will never gain it's independence. This is for a whole host of reasons, but the main one being that both Scotland and England are amazingly integrated and I personally feel that while the rest of Europe is seeking unity with one another, Scotland seeking to break apart from the UK is a backwards step and I think many people in Scotland feel the same way. I personally am all for more devolved powers to Scotland and a better deal for the Scots, however I don't feel truly breaking away is the best way forward for Scotland.

Answer 3

Safe to say the conservatives will get in, in the next election because the country is fed up to the gills with all the stealth taxes.
As to the relationship between the two countries, well it wasn't Tony Blair who created the good relationship, it was Maggie Thatcher who made the relationship between the two countries so close.
There will be no great change between the trans Atlantic cooperation, it hasn't changed for decades, so why change now.
As to the foreign policy, it does not just affect the States, British foreign policy is made with the whole world in mind, hopefully immigration will be better policed and restrictions properly enforced.
As Cameron said he is not going to reduce taxes in the short term, but I am sure there will be a few that will be reduced as a sweetener.
The relationship between the USA and the UK has been strong for decades, and I am sure it will last a long time from now. It has to because both countries keep each other in check, so both won't do too many stupid things.

But let's wait for the new government to come into power and see what will change!!!..

Answer 4

Doing your homework, are you?

Firstly, you are right to say 'if' the Conservatives get in. There's no such thing as a done deal in politics.

The remainder of your questions will also depend surely on who will replace the mighty one, George Dubya, as well. He has less than two years to go and may well come a cropper if matters in Iraq do not improve.

Taxes always increase no matter who is in power. That's one of the certainties in life, along with death, of course.

The special relationship will not change at all. Everyone thought at the time that a left wing politician, or supposed-left wing, would never get on with a right wing president but it has worked and then some. Nothing will ever change the relationship. The US needs UK influences inside the EU. The UK has always sort of teetered on the fence - a part of Europe but not really as it's not attached and a staunch ally of US, a sort of halfway house.

I suppose the biggest test for the relationship is yet to come. The UK is making noises to withdraw from Iraq. Will US follow or not? Also if US attack anywhere else, I'm not sure UK will be up for that. Perhaps that's why no other 'invasions' have been mooted???

Answer 5

1)Depends on George W's successor; if its a Democrat the relations may cool but if its another Republican the relations will be closer.

2)Its hard to imagine a UK government that could be more enslaved to the wishes of an American president, but the Tories may find a way.

3)None; the USA will continue to do as it wishes & the UK government will meekly follow.

4)Decreased, in the short term at least. Tories love tax cuts; always have, always will. They will probably be unable to get elected without making a set of tax cutting manifesto promises.

5)No. The UK will (reluctantly) eventually drift further toward continental Europe, where its future & best interests lay.

Answer 6

The relationship between UK and USA has changed with Tony Blair. Before him during the Thatcher years, the relationship was seen as one of UK being a junior partner and was consulted on all issues. The word partnership no longer applies. UK is merely an ally of the US just like any other.

The 'special relationship' is long dead.

In future the UK is likely to spend more time and effort building relationships with the EU which is where we should be anyway.

Answer 7

Cameron will toady up to the American president in exactly the same way as Blair. The US will continue to treat us like a colony whether we elect Cameron's of Brown's version of the Tory party.

Answer 8

Even if they don't get elected there will be a much more distant relationship until the piece of dog sh*t that is George Walker Bush is either the impeached or leaves office. Brown has been known to have said that he will not go near George W Bush.

Answer 9

better than ever
Mrs. Clinton is coming in 2008