Archive for the 'Conservatives' Category
So he’s gay, so what – but can Reigate’s Tories get over it?
Yazan: Sara | 28 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Conservatives, homophobia
So Crispin Blunt has become the latest MP to announce he is gay. I assume that this admission is to prevent his outing becoming a moneyspinner for a tabloid – there seems to be no other reason why he would suddenly would suddenly announce this fact to his wife and the world on the eve of an [...]
Come on Iain, let’s start anew, ’cause scrutiny is hard to do
Yazan: Sara | 18 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Conservatives, Europe, LibDems
Ever since Nick Clegg’s poll-topping performance in Thursday’s Prime Ministerial debate, the Tories have been calling for greater scrutiny of the Liberal Democrats’ policies. There is obviously a feeling that those old right-wing dog whistles of crime, immigration and Europe may provide the ammunition that Dave needs to kill the beast that Clegg has become [...]
A Major chance for Gordon?
Yazan: Sara | 01 March 2010 | 3 Comments
Categories: Conservatives, Labour, economy
So the Tories haven’t sealed the deal yet. There seems to be a great deal of puzzlement as to why HM Official Opposition isn’t gliding gracefully into the role of HM Government, most of all from the Conservatives themselves. Even Labour seem confused. Some believe that the Conservatives have been only too ready to sit [...]
I’ve never voted Tory …
Yazan: Sara | 18 February 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Conservatives, MPs
This is my first attempt at one of the mydavidcameron.com posters, inspired by my earlier posting.
Don’t want to live with the common people? Don’t seek to represent them then!
Yazan: Sara | 18 February 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Conservatives, MPs, expenses
I knew that it was going to be a bad interview for Sir Nicholas Winterton, when he asserted ‘The public are wrong, yes, the public are wrong’. His comments were a reaction to public disquiet about MPs expenses, and in particular a ban on MPs travelling first class. The ensuing interview, which lasted almost an [...]
It’s garbage in, garbage out for the Conservatives
Yazan: Sara | 15 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Conservatives
So the Tories mislaid a decimal point? So what, you might say. Mistakes happen. It’s embarrassing that the error wasn’t picked up, but no-one’s perfect – certainly not the Tories. So whilst this headline gives some temporary amusement, it isn’t in itself proof that the Tories are unfit to run the country or are generally [...]
The Tories hiding under a bushel
Yazan: Sara | 13 February 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Conservatives, abortion, religion
The right of a woman to have control over her own body is likely to come under attack once again in the event of a Conservative majority in the Commons, no matter how small, according to an article in this morning’s FT. Intriguingly, the paper reports that the opposition of Tory MPs’ and candidates to [...]
Lies, damned lies and Tory mis-stating of opinion polls
Yazan: Sara | 11 February 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Conservatives, opinion polls
Whilst the Conservatives have not allowed the recent poll hiccups to destroy their sense of electoral superiority over Labour, it appears that they do not feel so confident where they are taking on the LibDems in our marginals. Never was this clearer than this afternoon. A poll at Political Betting was entitled: AR [pollsters Angus [...]
Conservative health spokesman berates trusts for following Conservative policy
Yazan: Sara | 04 February 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Conservatives, health
On today’s ‘Daily Politics’ , the Shadow Health spokesman Andrew Lansley criticised Primary Care Trusts, saying PCTs ‘ are not assessing the quality of out-of-hours service, they are contracting on price alone’. Excuse me, Mr Lansley! Thatcher’s Conservative govenments introduced Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT) in the Local Government Planning and Land Act (1980) and extended it further in [...]
Conservatives’ use of crime statistics ‘selective and mendacious’
Yazan: Sara | 03 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Conservatives
This morning’s Today programme provided another of those ‘mustn’t miss’ moments, as presenter Evan Davis took the Conservatives’ Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling to task over the party’s misleading use of crime statistics. Last week Mark Easton, the BBC’s Home Affairs editor, had asked ‘Are the Tories being honest with their claims on violent crime’: [...]
