David Vaiani 29/1/10 When David Cameron opened up the process for selecting Tory Members of Parliament, and invited people who had never before considered going into politics, his intention was to change the image of the party in order to make it more broadly acceptable to the electorate. By convincing more ordinary people to become [...]
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, [...]
Tory splits over Europe? In fact, the party has never been more united over Europe.
David Vaiani (08/11/09) David Cameron performs an uncomfortable U-turn. David Davis writes an article that goes against party policy. Daniel Hannan and Roger Helmer resign from their frontbench posts. Suddenly, all hell breaks loose, as the media claim that the Tories are, once again, split straight down the middle over the issue of Europe. It’s [...]
The biggest problem for the Conservatives in Europe:
Jenny Riddell (7/11/09) I don’t often like Iain Dale, but his interview in this month’s Total Politics with Michal Kaminski (on the left), the Polish MEP and head of the Conservative and Reformist group in the EU, was quite frankly -fantastic. He clearly has little time for this man, and neither do I. To [...]
Mr Spin and Mrs Middle Class: Tory politics
Jenny Riddell It’s always been a mystery to me how there are people out there who look identical to their pets. And then, there are the other spooky contenders who suit their name so perfectly it almost makes me believe in fate. Let’s consider David “Camera-On” in the later camp. Whether it’s his new [...]
