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WTF do the tories do now?

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    WTF do the tories do now?

    Brown's borrow and spend strategy for the forseeable future plays well with half the electorate who have immediate worries about their jobs, and with another fifth who are dependent on the government for work.

    He has no real strategy for sorting out the mess long-term, which would instill some confidence back into the economy. That's not surprising as it would mean unravelling a lot of his past work. Anything else he says would be just bollocks, and everyone in the financial world knows it. So we're faced with real-life "hell-in-a-hardcart".

    The tories have carte blanche to do what they like because it's not their policies that need unravelling. However, if Cameron mentions the necessary spending cuts and rising taxes, he'll lose the election and we're all f**ked. If he copies Brown, he might get elected but then we're still all f**ked.

    So what will Cameron do?

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    #2
    I've lost confidence in the "main" parties. Cameron's not a proper tory anyway.

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      #3
      Coup d'etat by National Socialists followed by world war. HTH. DA.

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        #4
        Cameron was hailed as the Tory "Tony Blair"; bad timing really as man_in_the_street_uk has had enough of style over substance. The Tories need a leader with integrity who will state that times are hard, sacrifices will need to be made i.e. someone who could make a modern day "blood, sweat, tears" speech. Dave "hug a Hoodie" just does not cut it. Although he's my preferred Tory leader, I'm still not 100% sure about David Davis under pressure though.
        Speaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on Twitter

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          #5
          The biggest mistake the Tories made was to not give Michael "he is Spanish don't you know" Portillo the gig, Hague is a very good politician but his northern accent was not palatable to the southern electorate.

          I always backed Major against Blair because I wanted a bloke from Brixton who was self educated above a Fettes educated lawer.

          If DC does not win this then I am leaving this sinking ship.

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            #6
            Protectionism. Followed by WW3.

            HTH

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              #7
              Libertarian Party, the site appears to be buggered at the moment; well worth a read when back online.

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                #8
                Originally posted by minestrone View Post
                Hague is a very good politician but his northern accent was not palatable to the southern electorate.

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                To you . Have you never asked yourself why Calgon adverts have a chap with a Northern accent?
                You don't get those adverts outside of the south because the rest of the country doesn't have such disgusting water. But why then an 'unplatable' Northern accent on the ads? It's because it's seen as more trustworthy than a southern one.

                Hague was unelectable because he's a twat.
                Last edited by Bagpuss; 26 December 2008, 12:00.
                The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.

                But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”

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                  #9
                  Plenty of things can and will happen between now and the next election. The political landscape has changed massively in the last four months, and it will change again. Best policy the Tories could put forward is honesty. They should rule out nothing, even planning to raise taxes in the short term if it's the right thing to do.

                  Big problem I see is the white collar job losses are mostly in Tory boroughs. Many of the votes Labour will lose are in constituencies they would have lost anyway.
                  Cats are evil.

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                    #10
                    Maybe the Tory policy should be immediate arrest of the key Labour politicians and trying them for treason. If successful UK should withdraw from the human rights act before sentencing is announced...

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