Comments on: Tories go home http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/2009/10/05/tories-go-home/ <h2>A words-based weblog by Manchester journalist David Quinn</h2> Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:36:52 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Robin Brown http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/2009/10/05/tories-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-22386 Robin Brown Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:32:47 +0000 http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/?p=491#comment-22386 I'm fascinated by the Tories' strategy of continually running down the country. Now, I'm not blind to the problems in the UK, but when a guy who is likely to be the next leader of that country spends all of his time laying into it you have to wonder exactly what repercussions there may be. And who'd've thought the Tories could come up with someone who generates more antipathy in me than Howard, IDS, Hague and Major put together. I take some consolation from the sense that there's no real warmth or enthusiasm for the Tories. They're simply reaping the benefits of the inevitable shift away from an admittedly-shagged-out government. I’m fascinated by the Tories’ strategy of continually running down the country.

Now, I’m not blind to the problems in the UK, but when a guy who is likely to be the next leader of that country spends all of his time laying into it you have to wonder exactly what repercussions there may be.

And who’d've thought the Tories could come up with someone who generates more antipathy in me than Howard, IDS, Hague and Major put together.

I take some consolation from the sense that there’s no real warmth or enthusiasm for the Tories. They’re simply reaping the benefits of the inevitable shift away from an admittedly-shagged-out government.

]]> By: Fat Roland http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/2009/10/05/tories-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-21970 Fat Roland Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:44:17 +0000 http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/?p=491#comment-21970 Well put. And it's not even normal Tory voters that come here - it's back-stabbing, arse-licking career politicians and networkers (and, yes, some nice people too). I am trapped inside the conference for work: it feels a little surreal and quite unMancunian. Well put. And it’s not even normal Tory voters that come here – it’s back-stabbing, arse-licking career politicians and networkers (and, yes, some nice people too). I am trapped inside the conference for work: it feels a little surreal and quite unMancunian.

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