Agreed. I think this is why you get shy Tories. Speaking personally, I'd always identify myself as a One-Nation Tory and I'll happily defend those values to the hilt but I can't and won't defend this current government on a lot of things not least its pact with a sectarian, homophobic...
One of the greatest tricks the Left has pulled off is convincing everyone that Antisemitism is solely a right-wing bigotry but there's been a very long and dishonourable tradition of Jew-baiting in left-wing politics even here in the UK, led from the very top and very start by people like Sidney...
Spot on which makes it all the more surprising there aren't too many rotten boroughs. By and large there are three reasons why people do this - they have a burning desire to make a difference and be a good citizen (Warren Morgan, Robert Nemeth and many, many more), or they're born to it /got...
Complete and utter rubbish. The bloke is as far removed from being a Tory as you can get. His Labour credentials are rock-solid. Actually, the reason why he made so many tough and unpopular decisions was that he was having to clear up the mess that your beloved Greens made when they were...
I chatted to him about 6 months ago, mainly to thank him for continuing to speak out so passionately against anti-Antisemitism despite knowing full well the amount of grief that would cause him. I don't share very many of his political views but as with Peter Kyle and Caroline Lucas, he's...