Posts tagged “conservative party”

Vote not-ToryApr 12, 2005

Tory poster generator fun. And yes, I know the grammar's dodgy, but Labour get away with "Forward, not back" so let's not go there.

On the whole - with the exception of occasional terrifying statements by Oliver Letwin, the only...Oct 31, 2003

Tom Coates nails the Tories: aside from the odd Letwin horror show, the only press they get is from their regular attempts at televised suicide.

Margaret Thatcher would be spinning in her grave, if only the old bitch would actually die, at the...Feb 23, 2003

The British Conservative Party is imploding so badly that the Lib Dems might become the official opposition. Meanwhile, Blair is more Thatcherite than Thatcher, and Bush is channeling Reagan. History rhymes in deeply depressing ways.

A pretty good article from BBC News about the Tories changing their attitude to homosexuality. Now,...Jan 25, 2002

The Tories are dropping their anti-gay stance, which I support, but I worry about where the bigoted voters will go. A Steven Norris quote in the article points to a disturbing answer: the BNP. Maybe we need the Tories to keep losing to keep the scary right-wingers away from power.