Conservatives Today - Year In Review: Party Membership Falls Further Still
BOBBY GE, Reporter
LONDON -- December 16, 2014
It’s been a difficult year for the Tories.
The failure of the coalition with the Liberal Democrats, Cameron’s political floundering, and the falling membership for the Conservative Party have all compounded to reduce 2014 to a year few Conservatives will look back on fondly.
“The debacle in April wasn’t entirely unexpected,” senior MP Graham Brady, loyal Tory, commented. “The 91 Tories who voted against the LibDem’s bill for a reformed House of Lords had been voting that way since 2013. Right there, it became obvious that a split was months away.”
Indeed, the Prime Minister and numerous Conservatives had been acting since the end of 2012 as though the Conservative Party were not in coalition with the Liberal Democrats, a dangerous error. The culmination of such disagreements occurred in April, when the coalition collapsed and a new coalition agreement, substantially more ambivalent, was drafted.
Subsequent political movement by David Cameron with Nick Clegg was awkward, at best.
“Their attempts to put on smiles for the public were very forced. Clegg in particular seemed very uncomfortable,” Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams remarked. “Cameron tried to patch up relations, but Tory backbenchers like Stewart Jackson make things difficult with their ridiculous Twitter activity.”
Earlier in the year, Jackson posted a virulent tweet against Liberal Democrats: “Wishy-washy LibDems better not get in Conservatives way. They keep voting against & we will kick them out of government 4ever #Tories2015.”
Media backlash has been forthright in its condemnation of both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party. Social networking trends have indicated gravitation toward the Labour Party.
“There isn’t much of a chance that Cameron will win in 2015,” Patrick Busbee, political analyst and a graduate from Cambridge University, noted. “Besides the coalition’s collapse, the Conservatives’ adherence to traditional values have alienated much of today’s youth who fight for same-sex marriage.”
The response has been decisive among membership trends. This year, the already weakening membership dropped from 134,000 to 116,000.
“I just couldn't stand them anymore,” ex-Conservative Christopher Tennant said exasperatedly. “The Tories were always very old-fashioned, but I didn’t think they would be this staunch in their refusal of reform. It’s just irresponsible governing.”
Some, however, remain loyal to the Conservatives nevertheless.
“I’ve been a Tory ever since I graduated and I’ll be a Tory ever more,” Alex Bobson exclaimed. “Things may have been shaky lately, but I have spent enough time in the Conservative Research Department to know that we can recover. I’m eager to join Parliament myself someday.”
Bobson, a rising star in the Conservative Party, graduated from Oxford University and was the vice president of Conservative Future ( the youth wing of Conservative Party). Then, Bobson joined the Conservative Party the same year, and started to cite the party’s staunch traditionalism and great past as primary motivators. He has also served as the Special Adviser to the Shadow Chief Secretary of the Treasury, though he currently is running for the position of MP of Wealden.
It sure is great to see people as great as Bobson around, and Conservatives Today wholeheartedly recommends that readers and true believers join the Conservative Party! Joining is as simple as signing up on the Conservative Party website. Note that if one wishes to get involved in politics, playing it safe and attending Oxford or Cambridge is an excellent start.
LONDON -- December 16, 2014
It’s been a difficult year for the Tories.
The failure of the coalition with the Liberal Democrats, Cameron’s political floundering, and the falling membership for the Conservative Party have all compounded to reduce 2014 to a year few Conservatives will look back on fondly.
“The debacle in April wasn’t entirely unexpected,” senior MP Graham Brady, loyal Tory, commented. “The 91 Tories who voted against the LibDem’s bill for a reformed House of Lords had been voting that way since 2013. Right there, it became obvious that a split was months away.”
Indeed, the Prime Minister and numerous Conservatives had been acting since the end of 2012 as though the Conservative Party were not in coalition with the Liberal Democrats, a dangerous error. The culmination of such disagreements occurred in April, when the coalition collapsed and a new coalition agreement, substantially more ambivalent, was drafted.
Subsequent political movement by David Cameron with Nick Clegg was awkward, at best.
“Their attempts to put on smiles for the public were very forced. Clegg in particular seemed very uncomfortable,” Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams remarked. “Cameron tried to patch up relations, but Tory backbenchers like Stewart Jackson make things difficult with their ridiculous Twitter activity.”
Earlier in the year, Jackson posted a virulent tweet against Liberal Democrats: “Wishy-washy LibDems better not get in Conservatives way. They keep voting against & we will kick them out of government 4ever #Tories2015.”
Media backlash has been forthright in its condemnation of both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party. Social networking trends have indicated gravitation toward the Labour Party.
“There isn’t much of a chance that Cameron will win in 2015,” Patrick Busbee, political analyst and a graduate from Cambridge University, noted. “Besides the coalition’s collapse, the Conservatives’ adherence to traditional values have alienated much of today’s youth who fight for same-sex marriage.”
The response has been decisive among membership trends. This year, the already weakening membership dropped from 134,000 to 116,000.
“I just couldn't stand them anymore,” ex-Conservative Christopher Tennant said exasperatedly. “The Tories were always very old-fashioned, but I didn’t think they would be this staunch in their refusal of reform. It’s just irresponsible governing.”
Some, however, remain loyal to the Conservatives nevertheless.
“I’ve been a Tory ever since I graduated and I’ll be a Tory ever more,” Alex Bobson exclaimed. “Things may have been shaky lately, but I have spent enough time in the Conservative Research Department to know that we can recover. I’m eager to join Parliament myself someday.”
Bobson, a rising star in the Conservative Party, graduated from Oxford University and was the vice president of Conservative Future ( the youth wing of Conservative Party). Then, Bobson joined the Conservative Party the same year, and started to cite the party’s staunch traditionalism and great past as primary motivators. He has also served as the Special Adviser to the Shadow Chief Secretary of the Treasury, though he currently is running for the position of MP of Wealden.
It sure is great to see people as great as Bobson around, and Conservatives Today wholeheartedly recommends that readers and true believers join the Conservative Party! Joining is as simple as signing up on the Conservative Party website. Note that if one wishes to get involved in politics, playing it safe and attending Oxford or Cambridge is an excellent start.