How the Tories are decontaminating their associations with Big Business
Peter Hoskin 4:49pm
Over the past couple of years, Big Business (as in, "being in hock with...") has been deployed almost as an insult against the Tories. But they've now used their campaign on national insurance to turn their business associations into an advantage. Exhibit A: the above picture (via PoliticsHome) of Cameron's visit to the Warbutons HQ in Bolton, where the company owner has come out in support of Tory proposals. It sends the message that Big Business doesn't just mean the financial services, and a lot of people, in a lot of regions, rely heavily upon it for their livelihoods. And too right, too. Expect plenty more like this from the Tories over the next few weeks.
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Tiberius
April 7th, 2010 4:58pm Report this commentAs in Prescott's "Mr Lawson's friends in the City", until mouth-almighty himself decided that diary secretaries weren't the only things worth getting into bed with.
Philip Walker
April 7th, 2010 5:42pm Report this commentNot just livelihoods, but the bread on our tables and the shirts on our backs (if Labour haven't taken them). We're all consumers, even public sector workers.
roshnara
April 7th, 2010 6:15pm Report this commentI am an 80year old IT novice and I just love reading all your articles and Blogs. I am a great Dave Fan and would love to see him and his super team in No 10. Un fortunatly I am an ex pat (family necessity) and do not have a vote. I would like to say however How on earth do the people think Public services are run and survive without being oaid for by the private sector. Please you Blues go for it!
Holly ......
April 7th, 2010 7:24pm Report this commentI was traumatised when I tuned in to this.
I LOVE Warburton's bread and I thought Brown the jinx was there.
I would have stopped buying their bread immediately if they were backing Brown!
Think I'm joking?
I have NEVER bought a Snickers since they
changed the name from Marathon!
Stubborn as a bloody mule!(Oooo la la I may be a french)(Gribit)(Who said that)
Topics are a lot nicer anyway.
JohnAnt
April 7th, 2010 7:27pm Report this comment"Big Business doesn't just mean the financial services." The very fact that needs saying at all, let alone emphasising, shows how far the Tories have moved from their grass roots.
Baldwin instinctively knew what Dave still has to learn.
Verity
April 7th, 2010 7:27pm Report this commentTrite.
Span Ows
April 7th, 2010 11:09pm Report this commentIt maybe be trite but it's convenient, popular*...and great for school lunches.
*Top UK grocery brand: Grocer Magazine
;-)
toni
April 8th, 2010 12:05am Report this commentIt's smooth, doughy, soggy, expensive, and wrapped in plastic, and sounds just like Dave who has managed singlehandedly to contaminate the brand for those members of the public who hate Tories.
Keep an eye on the sales figures when/if those customers choose supermarket own brand instead.
Holly ......
April 8th, 2010 10:43am Report this commentIt's fresh,clean,makes a great butty and it's wrapped in greaseproof paper,to keep the grease like Mandelson/Balls/Draper etc at bay....You just can not beat the best brands.
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