If the S Times reports are correct it doesn’t bode well for TMay’s survival chances
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Tory membership reported to have dropped by 40k since GE17 and might now be below the LDs
A report tonight by the former political journalist of the year, David Henke, says there’s been a huge reduction in Tory members since GE2017 and that the total is down to 100k. In an interview John Strafford, chairman of the Campaign for Conservative Democracy is quoted as saying “the real membership of the party has plummeted to around 100,000” a figure that is well below the 149,500 used by the party in 2013. “The party is facing oblivion. If you…
Tories who want TMay out well before the general election are going to have to forcibly remove her
First Secretary of State, Damian Green, makes clear she’ll go on I’ve been of the view since June that TMay’s objective was to try to remain in office to fight the next election which, if she succeeded, would make amends for GE17. The “she’ll step down quietly after Brexit theory” has never convinced me. This view is supported today by the minister who is closest to TMay than anyone – her old Oxford friend from decades ago, my old BBC…
Nearly of third of current LAB voters not sure that Corbyn would make the best PM
How solid is Labour's vote? Nearly a third of their 2017 voters are not sure Jeremy Corbyn would make the best Prime Minister. #Lab17 pic.twitter.com/XiQaQCmQyf — Joe Twyman (@JoeTwyman) September 25, 2017 The soft under-belly of LAB support Labour’s leader might seem to have conquered all before him following the party’s unexpected performance at GE17 but quite a number current LAB supporters appears to have doubts about the man is now into his third year as party leader. In the…
I now have huge doubts about the political judgment of Philip Hammond
EXC: In small hours of election morning Phil Hammond texted Boris to say he would back him for leader — Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) September 23, 2017 Hammond said he would back Boris to run a triumvirate with himself and David Davis to replace Theresa May on election night — Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) September 23, 2017 Hammond leadership plan to replace May: he would run economy, DD would run Brexit, Boris would "run the shop" as front man. See Sunday Times…
Another fascinating insight into Mrs May and her disastrous election campaign
Absolutely fascinating insight by @TomMcTague & @TimRoss_1 on Tory election campaign. Definitely buying their book. https://t.co/myXGOEJId3 pic.twitter.com/5FBcFBnrPH — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 10, 2017 Listening to David Davis and ignoring what made David Cameron a success at general elections helped contribute to Mrs May’s calamitous election result. This morning The Mail on Sunday have an excerpt from a forthcoming book by Tim Ross and Tom McTague about the Tory election campaign. They have some great snippets, the first one that stood…
The evening must read
Must read by ConHome's @wallaceme on what went wrong with the CON GE17 campaign. In 2 words "totally unprepared" https://t.co/OIecudAySo — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) September 5, 2017 Today Conservative Home have published the first of three magna opera on the 2017 Conservative general election campaign which saw Mrs May squander David Cameron’s hard won majority. Once all three have been published, I plan to do a more detailed thread on them. This excerpt from today’s piece confirms the fears many…
How the Tories are still paying the price for Cameron’s failure to win a majority in 2010
The coalition concessions continue to shape Britain’s politics On May 11th 2010, my birthday as it happens, David Cameron was able to enter Downing Street even though he’d failed to win a majority as a result of the coalition deal with Nick Clegg’s Lib Dems. Two aspects of the Tory concessions required to make that happen are still very much in place – the Fixed-Term Term Parliament Act and the doubling of the number of LD members of the House…