Sentences with phrase «common denominator politics»

«That is lowest common denominator politics — and it gets you nowhere.

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Perhaps it's a sign of the times, but business and politics both seem to have fallen back on the meanest, lowest common denominator, and that's only been magnified by social media.

Politics in Britain is in a desperate state - a demagogic nightmare heading towards the lowest common denominator.

But those of us who fit outside of the soul destroying, lowest common - denominator style hive mind politics we have at the moment and want to see a pluralist, inclusive political system are looking for an alternative, not a system that produces more of the same.

FPTP infects our politics with an adversarial approach and, at times, the lowest common denominator of argument, and this spills over into policy.

The common denominator of both these reasons is that in Europe politics overwhelmingly trumps considerate strategic thinking.

Jumping on the most negative interpretation of every piece of politicians» communication will drive debate to the lowest common denominator, leaving us with a body politic made up of those too anodyne to ever say anything of merit, let alone explore something controversial.

He said: «You always have these right - wing racist operations pandering to the lowest common denominator in politics.»