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April 28, 2004
Reasons to be fearful #1
It would appear from a Conservative internal document leaked to The Independant that the gloves are coming off at CCO. The Tories are intending to use the campaign for June's Euro elections as a launchpad for their general election campaign. In a worrying move, party campaigners have been instructed to "use any issue that will motivate Conservatives to vote". In the current climate do not be surprised when they play the immigration and asylum card, especially in areas where the BNP is active.Whilst any campaign that plays the race card should be considered abhorent, spare some of your contempt for the Labour Party. If Blair hadn't displayed such dithering over the rights of the new EU members, if Blunkett had handled the Beverley Hughes issue with a degree of competance and above all, if the Labour Party had demonstrated that it had a coherent and well-thought policy on immigration and asylum rather than a focus group driven premier, then the Conservatives would have been deprived of significant ammunition.
With - in my opinion - the General Election coming sometime in the next 12-13 months, expect to see many more reasons to be fearful of a resurgent Conservative Party. We are going to see one of the longest, bloodiest and dirtiest campaigns for many years, and it is vital that Labour be able to show the electorate that it is open, honest and trustworthy and can present strong and cohesive policies. I cannot see anyway to achieve that goal with the current leadership.
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Posted by Clive on April 28, 2004 3:59 PM in the category Old Stuff