The Conservative Party

[mexico1970]

I agree.

Expecting the reform/Tory merger and Farage named as Fuhrer.

Had to be done mate.

 

[bluenova]

I agree.

Expecting the reform/Tory merger and Farage named as leader.

I'm not convinced it'll work.

Reform voters do have a good chunk of Tories, but they are mostly people who have rarely, if ever, voted Tory.

Even the poll of Tory members saying nearly 50% were keen, was badly misreported. Only a small chunk of those in favour, were strongly in favour, whereas the majority of those against the idea were strongly against. And Tory members are much more right wing that the typical Tory voter.

I think you end up with less than the sum of its parts.

 

[bluethrunthru]

less than 2 weeks ago this whopper was campaigning AGAINST this idea

 

[CityStu]

I'm not convinced it'll work.

Reform voters do have a good chunk of Tories, but they are mostly people who have rarely, if ever, voted Tory.

Even the poll of Tory members saying nearly 50% were keen, was badly misreported. Only a small chunk of those in favour, were strongly in favour, whereas the majority of those against the idea were strongly against. And Tory members are much more right wing that the typical Tory voter.

I think you end up with less than the sum of its parts.

Agreed. Think this pre-election poll is telling:

The strongest Tory lead (sherry) is also the strongest Lib Dem and the weakest Reform.
They'll lose a fair deal of the core they've relied on for so long if they go as far right as to pander to Reform IMO.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Merger incoming. They will give it til winter and make Farage leader

 

[bluethrunthru]

Hope the recommendations lead to arrests

First Covid inquiry report to set out ‘appalling failures’ during pandemic

Catalogue of errors by government and health officials includes the deliberate winding down of PPE stockpiles

www.theguardian.com

 

[bluethrunthru]

Merger incoming. They will give it til winter and make Farage leader

No they won't. A Party of 121 MP's will not surrender to a Party with 5 nor will they make Farage - a person who at the drop of a hat will desert them for US Politics - even the Tories are not that stupid and desperate

 

[East Level 2]

No they won't. A Party of 121 MP's will not surrender to a Party with 5 nor will they make Farage - a person who at the drop of a hat will desert them for US Politics - even the Tories are not that stupid and desperate

The party that had Liz the Lettuce as leader?

 

[bluethrunthru]

The party that had Liz the Lettuce as leader?

and thats why surely? They have to have learned from that and her ability to lose a 26k majority by being a lettuce - speaks volumes

 

[Kinkybyname]

...is this still a thread?