Comments on: 22 point Tory lead from YouGov

By: John B Dick

John B Dick — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:57:14 +0000

John TT

“Tory has never in my lifetime been used as a dismissive pejorative.”

You’ve never been to Glasgow, then?

By: Cllr Peter Cairns (SNP)

Cllr Peter Cairns (SNP) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:14:17 +0000

Nick,

Historically Rob roy was originally a cattle thief before he found rebelion more profitable, so on two counts the Tory label fits him pretty well too.

Peter.

By: Nick Keene

Nick Keene — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:06:57 +0000

Peter
Now there I was thinking you would prefer to be labelled as a reincarnation of Rob Roy…but at least your remark shows that you have retained a sense of humour. May others follow your example and chill out.
Nick

By: john t t

john t t — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:58:58 +0000

Nick (and KTL) – I do find some of the comments a bit OTT and didn’t agree with Anthony last Christmas. He, in contrast to some people on this site,though, didn’t use phrases like “everyone knows” when giving his opinion. Nor does he describe people who disagree as extremists of any hue.

Tory has never in my lifetime been used as a dismissive pejorative. Socialist is, especially when capitalised and used in the context of “as a Socialist, you presumably”.

A more comparable phrase would be “as a far-right winger, you …”. Perfectly reaasonable position to be sincerely on the far-right, but clearly offensive if used by me at the start of a comment.

All of this of course distracts.

In my opinion Labour would not have won in 1997 if they had had in their manifesto wholescale re-nationalisation, unilateral nuclear disarmament and a rise in income tax to 98% for the most well off. I certainly wouldn’t have voted for them.

Likewise, The Tories won’t get in in 2010 if they have 1997 policies in their manifesto.

By: stuart gregory

stuart gregory — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:05:01 +0000

KTL

it is only a few weeks before the party conferance season and if my reading of the papers and news is right GB is in for one hell of a hard time nd DC will be in heven by the end of his conferance season, the only real change will be a swing in the polls to DC & NC over the next month. looking forward after that the local election are not far away june next year at the latest and labour are not looking good in their normal areas to the north if they fall it will almost be the end of labour as we know it today.