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5:51pm
Why does David Cameron keep insulting his party? It’s a question plenty of Tories are asking and the answer is buried on p33 of The Times today. Its new chief political correspondent, Francis Elliot (he of the indispensable Cameron biography) has disclosed that the party’s research shows its voters are suspicious of “the same old Conservative Party”. This squares with my information. Cameron's behaviour is explained by his belief that there's a gulf between Tory activists and Tory voters - and he will keep pitching his message to the latter, even if it infuriates the former. “We’re still in Phase One, persuading the country that we have changed” a senior Cameroon said to me recently. So for grassroot Tories who are fed up with being flogged by Cameron, it’s bad news. There’s plenty more to come.
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hogarth zombie
May 24th, 2007 8:08pmBut why attack his party when his party is right? 70 per cent of the public want more grammar schools. On this one, it's Etonian Dave who's out of touch, not the unloved grassroots
anthony adams
May 25th, 2007 1:50pmPolls don't really tell you the answer here. People want good schools - period. Cameron is right to focus on making sure all schools are at a high standard... Going for the ideological policy of grammar schools plays right into Labours hands - they can portray the Tories as a group only caring abut the elite. I think Cameron is pitching this right - it attracts the floating voter. When you see people like Simon Heffer criticising him, most people will say he must be doing something right....
Simon
May 25th, 2007 3:21pmDave is right as usual. The return of Grammar Schools would also mean the return of secondary moderns too. A real vote winner.