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Transforming out of existence A leading Tory moderniser warned that the party had to be completely transformed and must be ready to give up “some of the things we hold dear” if it was ever to win power again.
Could he possibly mean giving up its statist attitude and blinkered view of reality? Has the Tory Party seen light at the end of the tunnel? No, Archie Norman, a close ally of Michael Portillo once seen as a Thatcherite Tory leader hopeful, called for tax rises to pay for improved public services.
Not only are the views of Mr Norman, a direct challenge to Ian Duncan Smith’s policy (shock! horror!) but tax rises?! To fund public services?! There is light at the end of the tunnel but, alas, it is an on-coming train…
It is morbid fun watching the Conservative party stumble into oblivion. Meanwhile, Labour, given its own problems, must regard it as a blessing rather than political opposition.
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‘Modernise’ in Tory-speak must mean “back to the 1970’s”. Zombies.
What’s going to replace them if they really follow the Dodo into extinction?
The Tories are forgetting the first lesson of politics: that people will only tolerate a certain level of tax.
It won’t be long before people find the present asset/price bubble has joined the Stock Market.
If the Tories aren’t there, they’ll just have to invent an alternative.