Egalitarian Tory leader David “Call me Dave” Cameron could run into a few problems with the plan he and his minions have devised to impose as many as 30 “fresh faces” in winnable seats. The aim is to change the image of the nasty party by anointing people “who’ve got involvement with the community outside the political process”. Would they be people who aren’t Tories? Perhaps a change of name would also encourage the new touch-feely approach. It’s a shame “Liberal Democrats” is already taken. What about “New Conservatives”? None of this will go down well with right-wing hangers and floggers who start foaming at the mouth at the mention of the European Union. And quite a lot of them are still Tory members.
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