Posts Tagged ‘Conservative’
Hurray for all the Kens
The phoney war is over, and Ken Clarke has declared himself in the race to be the first Tory leader since the last election. By the way, whatever happened to that Howard chap...? Good for him. And good for Britain too, if he gets it. Nobody benefitted from a succession of dreary Tory also-rans bleating about asylum-seekers and the single [...]
The wheel of misfortune turns. The Tories relapse back into greyness.
Boris Johnson sacked. See: BBC NEWS | Politics | Analysis: Johnson's fate was sealed. So, Boris Johnson is gone from the Tory front benches. The wheel of misfortune has turned, and the Conservatives have relapsed back into greyness. The Editor of the Spectator's career as a front bencher has been brilliant, brief and brusque. His talent for [...]
It’s inconsistent. It’s unworkable. It’s soulless. It’s Michael Howard again
See BBC NEWS | Politics | Howard calls for refugee quotas I have to say I was knocked over by Michael Howard's latest policy. If the Tories were to win the next election (just so it's clear we are deep into hypothetical territory), they would set a quota of 20,000 or so refugees a year that the UK would take. Yes, this is the same Michael [...]
‘Tories ready for power’ – but they haven’t found the fuse box
See: BBC NEWS | Politics | Howard: 'Tories ready for power' The Tories are ready for power, says Michael Howard. This of course is a truism. The Tories are always ready for power. Any power, any little thing that anyone wants to give them. But right now they don't seem to be able to find the fuse box. In fact, they don't even seem to be able to [...]
