kerron's Blog

Are The Tories The True Progressives?

So David Cameron today claims that the Tories are the true progressive party in the UK - but why then is Tory education spokeman today blaming progressive education policies for letting down British children?

Do you think the Tories even talk to each other any more?

Standard of Reporting Goes South

It's a badly kept secret that most of the right of centre press in this country would like to see a Conservative Government. You get the feeling that the only reason the Murdoch press has backed New Labour for 10 years in because the Tories were so unbackable in the shape they were in.

But let's look at a couple of the tabloid stories today in The Sun.

In It For The Long Haul?

Can I ask: Have the Tories totally lost the plot with Scotland?

You'll remember that they are trying to oust their leader in the Scottish Parliament with someone more right of centre (in the belief a return to Thatcherite policies will win back disaffected voters North of the Border); they want to replace that leader with someone who has been accused of making racist jokes; they want to keep schoolchildren in the dark; and now they want to stop people taking short haul flights to Scotland.


Tories Keep Scottish Children in the Dark

There may be many reasons why the Tories want to keep Scottish children in the dark (my mind particularly wanders back to the Thatcher years), but I am intrigued by Tory MP Tim Yeo's new Private Members Bill.

The Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill would advance the clocks across the UK by 1 hour, if it became law.

Can this be right?


Newell Is Not A New Man On Women Refs

Why Mike Newell is wrong on women refs...

The New Look Tories

So the Tories have given themselves a new look this week, haven't they?

Well just take a look at this and make up your own mind.