Comments on: What next for the Conservatives? http://waleshome.org/2010/05/what-next-for-the-conservatives/ Independent analysis from and about Wales Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Huw http://waleshome.org/2010/05/what-next-for-the-conservatives/comment-page-1/#comment-12125 Huw Thu, 27 May 2010 11:37:14 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=10875#comment-12125 The Tories = a disaster for Wales. Their interests? Looking after the rich / southern England / British imperialism - are directly the opposite of what Wales is about. Cameron and his Con-Dems will make Wales poorer and worse off at the expense of London and the home counties. Pretending otherwise is living in cloud cuckooland! The Tories = a disaster for Wales. Their interests? Looking after the rich / southern England / British imperialism – are directly the opposite of what Wales is about. Cameron and his Con-Dems will make Wales poorer and worse off at the expense of London and the home counties. Pretending otherwise is living in cloud cuckooland!

]]> By: Mat Davies http://waleshome.org/2010/05/what-next-for-the-conservatives/comment-page-1/#comment-12058 Mat Davies Wed, 26 May 2010 08:35:10 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=10875#comment-12058 The usual pertinent insight Mr Hill. One thing that has been largely overlooked, or rather, deliberately ignored, is the long term implications of the coalition. The story thus far from the media, at least, has been "how long can this coalition last", "the honeymoon will soon be over", "Lib Dem/Conservative anxiety over X" and so on. What if it, actually, you know, works? Youre right to point out that the genius of the Conservative party has been its ability to reinvent itself- no one for example would argue that Robert Peel and Margaret Thatcher were the from the same school of thought- in their individual ways, both were radicals rather than conservatives. In this sense, Cameron is very much part of a Tory Party tradition that comes along and shakes things up. Witness the feather spitting of those on the right of the party who are aghast at his chutzpah, electoral maths notwithstanding. There is a possibility of a long term political realignment which should be debated. The Lib Dems are effectively three groups; Asquithian Liberals, who are not averse to many of the Conservative plans, old school social democrats- like Charles Kennedy- who are, and, the so-called Local Yellow Peril, who could go either way. If you dont believe me that there isnt a potential long term future for this then have a look at www.liberalconservative.org.uk, a domain name bought by a reasonably well informed and connected friend of mine just last week. The times they are, indeed, a-changing. The usual pertinent insight Mr Hill. One thing that has been largely overlooked, or rather, deliberately ignored, is the long term implications of the coalition. The story thus far from the media, at least, has been “how long can this coalition last”, “the honeymoon will soon be over”, “Lib Dem/Conservative anxiety over X” and so on. What if it, actually, you know, works?

Youre right to point out that the genius of the Conservative party has been its ability to reinvent itself- no one for example would argue that Robert Peel and Margaret Thatcher were the from the same school of thought- in their individual ways, both were radicals rather than conservatives. In this sense, Cameron is very much part of a Tory Party tradition that comes along and shakes things up. Witness the feather spitting of those on the right of the party who are aghast at his chutzpah, electoral maths notwithstanding.

There is a possibility of a long term political realignment which should be debated. The Lib Dems are effectively three groups; Asquithian Liberals, who are not averse to many of the Conservative plans, old school social democrats- like Charles Kennedy- who are, and, the so-called Local Yellow Peril, who could go either way. If you dont believe me that there isnt a potential long term future for this then have a look at http://www.liberalconservative.org.uk, a domain name bought by a reasonably well informed and connected friend of mine just last week. The times they are, indeed, a-changing.

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