I disagree with many of the policies, but go back to the two landslide Tory administrations of the 80s. A clear brand image and policy platform, aspiration at the heart both of the politics and the e… (View Post)

Really not a surprise. The former Durham coalfield has been left to rot. An investment in warehouses and various transient manufacturing jobs. The community and the pride that used to exist in places… (View Post)

Two basic problems: 1) What are the Conservatives for? What do you stand for? Whats the big picture? 2) Proven to be utterly crap in office. Not just ineffectual, but catastrophically poor at governi… (View Post)

What do you think they would have got had they voted Tory? I know I keep on banging this drum, but there has to be a recognition of reality before forward strategy can be shaped. And the Tories have … (View Post)

The English NHS is a fragmented mess. Never mind a postcode lottery, you can have multiple GP surgeries in the same building and one has good systems and the other has crap systems. Far too many peop… (View Post)