tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post6857320225187817966..comments2024-03-29T00:09:28.302+00:00Comments on 99% is ....... The Barnet Eye: George Osborne and the Tory Economic disasterRog Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-65249814845181905762012-06-09T10:09:42.437+01:002012-06-09T10:09:42.437+01:00Cable has been effectively sidelined ever since he...Cable has been effectively sidelined ever since he declared war on Murdoch. That much is apparent. <br /><br />The Tories don't like small businesses. Small businesses don't cough up big contributions to party funds. Large corporations and chains do. I work in the restaurant trade in Bath and the independent restaurants have taken a hammering this year, mine included, whilst the local politicians spend cash on shopping developments that revolve around chain stores and restaurants. <br /><br />Cameron and Osbourne together are a lame duck ticket for the next election. Their policies have been a disaster. Cameron prior to being elected wasn't popular with the Tory faithful because he wasn't Tory enough and some of his parachuted-in candidates upset the old guard hugely. The pact with the LibDems only strengthened this anti-Cameron feeling. Murdoch doesn't like Cameron and would happily see him fall. <br /><br />It's set up for Boris. He's shown himself to be up the NewsCorp rectum, his bluster can win over people, he'd be riding on the crest of an Olympic wave, bad news stories seldom stick to him, and he's hardcore enough to please most of the Tory old guard. Given that the Lib Dems have no goodwill card to play after the way they shafted people at the last election, and Labour have nothing new to offer, a Boris leadership campaign would have some serious power to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com