David Vaiani 09/12/09 It appears that the issue of class is rearing its ugly head once again. Labour just can’t leave the wretched subject alone. They refuse to learn the lessons of their shambolic defeat in the Crewe & Nantwich by-election. As Tallyrand famously said of the restored Bourbon kings: “They have learned nothing and [...]
Should the Tories worry about the latest MORI poll?
David Vaiani (25/11/09) There has been considerable excitement across the blogosphere about this weekend’s Ipsos MORI poll showing the Tory lead over the government down to a mere 6 points. As everybody knows, the Tories need at least a 10 point advantage over New Labour come polling day, if they are to secure a majority [...]
Appointment of Van Rompuy as Euro President – what this means for the Tories
Richard Hendron (22/11/09) Senior Tories have received the appointment of the relatively unknown Herman Van Rompuy as the first European President and Lady Ashton as first European Foreign Secretary with surprise and some disdain…[Continue reading]
The Tories and l’affaire Truss
David Vaiani (18/11/09) The peaceful and sleepy market town of Swaffham in South West Norfolk appears, on the face of it, to be an unlikely location for afull-scale political rebellion. But last night the members of the local Tory association met in an emergency session to vote on whether their prospective parliamentary candidate, Liz Truss, [...]
Boris being Boris
David Vaiani (16/11/09) Just when you thought he’d learned his lesson, Boris does it again by putting his size 10 foot right back into it. Not content with ruffling a few feathers at the last Tory Party Conference with his call for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, the Mayor of London has, once again, [...]
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