Category Archives: Conservatives
Johnson closes in on Livingstone
The Guardian reports that Ladbrokes has cut the odds on Boris Johnson succeeding Ken Livingstone as mayor of London, as polls last night appeared to swing in favour of the bumbling blonde MP. Whilst the betting shops don’t always get … Continue reading
From yellow to blue
Here’s something you don’t hear every day, a Liberal Democrat defecting to the Conservative party. Not only is this an unusual switch—what with the Lib Dems consisting largely of rejects from other parties—but it gives the Tories their first council … Continue reading
More female Tory MPs on the horizon?
Conservative leader David Cameron has announced new measures to bolster his existing plans to get more female MPs into the party. He has already been pushing pro-female measures for some time, but the new rules go even further than before. … Continue reading
New logo for the Conservatives?
There has been some speculation over the last week about the possibility of the Conservative Party adopting a new logo to replace the symbolic hand carrying a torch that has been used since 1977. The torch itself underwent a makeover … Continue reading
Cameron on Radio 1
David Cameron is due to be interviewed on the Coling & Edith show today, broadcast between 1pm and 4pm. You can submit questions online or via email to colinandedith@bbc.co.uk. I’ve already asked the following question so we’ll see if it … Continue reading
Conservatives to redistribute wealth?
Tories back wealth redistribution via BBC News – Politics In a surprise move that I never expected to see from the Conservative party, Oliver Letwin – who has recently been put in charge of overhauling party policy in the next … Continue reading
Boris for PM
One of my friends just forwarded me a to this hilarious pledge on PledgeBank. Only 818 people have signed up at the time of writing this post, but I’ve lost count of the number of people who have told me … Continue reading
Boris Johnson returns to the front bench
Everyone’s favourite bumbling politician, the Right Honourable Boris Johnson, MP for Henley, has been appointed Shadow Education Minister by the new Conservative leader David Cameron. It’s not the first time Boris has been on the front bench; many of us … Continue reading
Who’s going to be the next leader of the Conservative party?
A lot of people have been asking me this question lately, mainly because of my old ties with the party and also because I have a keen interest in politics. My answer is generally “I don’t know, and if I … Continue reading
Conservative leadership contest comes to an end
Tories set to unveil new leader via BBC News As the race to become leader of the Conservative party closes, supporters of both candidates must now spend a nervewracking day patiently awaiting for the result of the ballot of around … Continue reading