No Confidence: The Sue Gray report still compounds and the Prime Minister has lost the room
It’s a fascinating thing, reading insight from the Conservatives themselves.
The other day, I posted a picture from the Conservative Home website relating to how Labour had apparently taken out target ads on the Conservative page operated by Paul Goodman, former Conservative MP for Wycombe, described as a “bible” by the Mirror’s Pippa Crerar.
Somebody posted a derisive comment asking who actually read that page [Conservative Home] and suggesting those who do so are “warped.”
[NB:They obviously don’t understand the old adage ‘know your enemy’]
Incidentally, I read that page at least twice a week and most often when it releases its notorious cabinet league table. It gives a fabulous insight into ‘the Conservative mind’ and serves as an indicator to speculate wildly on who is annoying Conservative members the most.
Answer: Currently, it’s Boris Johnson.
Similarly another thing that I keep seeing from people are comments that go somewhere along the lines of Conservative voters are “thick” as though that’s likely to win plaudits or change minds, or that it’s somehow unfeasible a Conservative voter might ever change their mind.
Neither statement is a fact - at least not necessarily, nor is the concept that Conservative voters are inherently "bad" people.
Actually, in many cases, the perceptions are completely wrong and at odds with reality, data and research - which this page prides itself on discovering and uncovering for those interested in my political commentary and analysis.
Immediately, for those who’d say such a thing, I’d show them this - explored somewhat in my previous article - as an example: