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| Articles about Tories |
| Tories get legalistic in Henley | | 2008-06-21 06:33:50 | | Is it a case of David Cameron huffing and puffing and trying to blow down the LibDems' house in Henley? In most by-elections where the Conservatives are defending a seat, the LibDems come up with all kinds of poetic licence. Falsehoods are par for the course. This time they have suggested two things. First that Boris Johnson, now succumbed in the penthouse suite of the Greater London Assembly as Mayor of the Metropolis, has a penchant for the LibDem policies and is keen on their candidate! Far-fetched, I'd say.Second, they claim the Conservative candidate is less than supportive about community hospitals. The Tories are angry about claims in a Lib Dem leaflet that the Tory candidate John Howell watched the campaign to save Townlands community hospital in Henley "from the sidelines," when they say he was involved in it. That's one thing. They should have said he supported it and left it there. However threatening to sue the LibDems makes the whole issue far bigger than it ought to be.El | | By: A View from Middle England by Arden Forester | | |
| | Henley Tories pick accountant for by-election | | 2008-05-30 19:33:34 | | Henley Tories (that's Henley-on-Thames not Henley-in-Arden) have chosen John Howell, a former partner at City accountant Ernst and Young, to be their candidate at the forthcoming by-election to succeed (hopefully!) Boris Johnson. Mr Howell was chosen from a shortlist of three.All that remains now is for a date to be set. And someone to win, of course! | | By: A View from Middle England by Arden Forester | | |
| | Tories out in front in Crewe | | 2008-05-11 16:20:33 | | According to an ICM poll for the Mail on Sunday, the Conservative candidate in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election has a good chance of winning the seat. Could the Tories be on target to snatch a win from Labour for the first time since 1982?The poll puts the Tories on 43%, Labour on 39% and the Liberal Democrats on 16%. Whatever the Labour Party may be telling the electors of Crewe it doesn't seem to be working. Gordon Brown is seen as a tetchy grump who is nowhere near being the Prime Minister he so deftly portrayed himself as being capable of when second-in-line to Blair. The whole sorry pantomime is unravelling. There isn't a chance they could come in tenth is there? Wishful thinking, I know! | | By: A View from Middle England by Arden Forester | | |
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| Tories involved in vote scandal? | | 2008-02-28 08:10:00 | | An upcoming biography about the late Chuck Cadman, an independent MP from B.C. who, in 2005, became pivotal in keeping the minority Liberals alive, claims two people representing the Tories offered him a $1-million life insurance policy to bring down the government.
According to an excerpt of the book Like A Rock, obtained by the Vancouver Sun, author Tom Zytaruk quotes Mr. Cadman's wife, Dona, | | By: News Alert | | |
| | Tories propose new 'green taxes' to protect the environment | | 2007-09-13 15:09:00 | | A higher tax on domestic flights and a moratorium on airport expansions are among some of the key proposals a Conservative policy group announced Thursday as part of the political party's commitment to fighting climate change. Tory leader David Cameron had commissioned the Quality of Life Policy Group to develop ideas to back up his much-trumpeted pledge of protecting the environment. The report's recommendations are not binding but the co-authors John Gummer and Zac Goldsmith believe the suggestions -- such as a "showroom tax" for less fuel efficient cars while smaller and 'cleaner' vehicles would get tax relief -- will help transform Britain into a "world leader on green growth".
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| | Tories Turn Left and Lose Numbers | | 2007-05-09 17:56:00 | | They were showing the top 50 most bizarre plays on some cable station last night, and one clip reminded me of Stephen Harper. The receiver had caught an amazing pass and was running hard towards the end zone. His smart moves and great speed caused him to pull away from his opposition. It looked like the play was a sure thing.Then, inexplicably, he turned left. And he got tackled short of the goal line.Advisers in the current Conservative party have enjoyed a reputation as smart political thinkers. To reverse the negative 'Bush Jr.' image of Scary Stephen Harper into a redefined image of a strong leader and good family man took considerable skill. To position the minority Tories to take a possible majority was unthinkable a short time ago, but for a while polls had shown that to be achievable.Now, those same strategists are either being shut out of the decision-making process, or they have collectively misplayed their last few hands. The government has, over the past few months, all b | | By: The Moderate Separatist | | |
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