Conservatives’ use of crime statistics ‘selective and mendacious’
This morning’s Today programme provided another of those ‘mustn’t miss’ moments, as presenter Evan Davis took the Conservatives’ Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling to task over the party’s...
View ArticleConservative health spokesman berates trusts for following Conservative policy
On today’s ‘Daily Politics’ , the Shadow Health spokesman Andrew Lansley criticised Primary Care Trusts, saying PCTs ‘ are not assessing the quality of out-of-hours service, they are contracting on...
View ArticleLies, damned lies and Tory mis-stating of opinion polls
Whilst the Conservatives have not allowed the recent poll hiccups to destroy their sense of electoral superiority over Labour, it appears that they do not feel so confident where they are taking on the...
View ArticleThe Tories hiding under a bushel
The right of a woman to have control over her own body is likely to come under attack once again in the event of a Conservative majority in the Commons, no matter how small, according to an article in...
View ArticleIt’s garbage in, garbage out for the Conservatives
So the Tories mislaid a decimal point? So what, you might say. Mistakes happen. It’s embarrassing that the error wasn’t picked up, but no-one’s perfect – certainly not the Tories. So whilst this...
View ArticleDon’t want to live with the common people? Don’t seek to represent them then!
I knew that it was going to be a bad interview for Sir Nicholas Winterton, when he asserted ‘The public are wrong, yes, the public are wrong’. His comments were a reaction to public disquiet about MPs...
View ArticleI’ve never voted Tory …
This is my first attempt at one of the mydavidcameron.com posters, inspired by my earlier posting. Related posts: 'Tory bird' fails to fly
View ArticleA Major chance for Gordon?
So the Tories haven’t sealed the deal yet. There seems to be a great deal of puzzlement as to why HM Official Opposition isn’t gliding gracefully into the role of HM Government, most of all from the...
View ArticleCome on Iain, let’s start anew, ’cause scrutiny is hard to do
Ever since Nick Clegg’s poll-topping performance in Thursday’s Prime Ministerial debate, the Tories have been calling for greater scrutiny of the Liberal Democrats’ policies. There is obviously a...
View ArticleSo he’s gay, so what – but can Reigate’s Tories get over it?
So Crispin Blunt has become the latest MP to announce he is gay. I assume that this admission is to prevent his outing becoming a moneyspinner for a tabloid – there seems to be no other reason why he...
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