The Conservative Right

[rhythmaning]

I can't quite get my head around the Conservatives' right-wing and their "alternative Queen's speech".

If they persuade their leadership to dump the coalition agreement, what do they hope to achieve?

Are they really seeing signs of a desire of the electorate for a shift to the right? That would explain why the Conservatives were trounced in the local elections by the Labour Party.

Or perhaps they are hoping to piss the LibDems off so much by going back on their agreed agenda that the coalition will fall. Leading to a general election. Which, on current views, Labour would walk.

Do they actually want to be in power?!

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[hano.livejournal.com]

My guess is that they're terrified. The election drubbing has been a bit of an eye opener and they're realising just how unpopular they are. So, they're reacting the only way they know how, thinking they'll pick up more votes by out heiling the Daily Mail and reoccupying UKIP's position on the political spectrum. They've deluded themselves into thinking it will work, but it's not as if the Tory right has ever engaged much with the reality based community so why change now.

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

"Reality-based comunity..." is very good! Is that yours, or did you nick it from The Thick Of It?!

[hano.livejournal.com]

Actually its a comment from a White House staffer* c.2003/4 talking about George W and Iraq. Goes something like 'to you in the reality based community, we're an Empire now and we make our own reality.' It chilled me to the bone when I heard it back then and it chills me still.

*It was either Scooter Libby or Karl Rove, in an interview in the New York Times but I've never seen definitive confirmation as to who. When I have time I'll try and dig out the original quote

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Wikipedia says Karl Rove... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality-based_community

I can't help thinking that anyone who could even think like that is a pretty long way removed from reality.

It also proves that reality outdoes satire every time!