#tory

The candid Conservative and the not quite dead parrot.

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The 4th of July general election heralded a true Monty Python tenet: and now for something completely different. But as a former Tory voter, member of the Conservative party, and borough councillor, I still had some unfinished business. I was exhausted – relieved, yet perplexed. Pinching an alleged descriptor from the former Home Secretary, James … Read more

Tory Town: hostage to fanaticism?

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I confess that the inspiration to write comes naturally. I find rich reserves of motivation within subjects that puzzle, surprise, and overwhelm me; however, on this occasion I wasn’t hankering for an angle when I wrote to a Conservative MP ─ but as the ensuing conversation developed my confusion cranked to the typing trigger. Their … Read more