tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742385127651266632.post3587193370056213565..comments2024-01-07T12:13:21.793+00:00Comments on Craig Dearden-Phillips: The Big Offer?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742385127651266632.post-69089840063755091312010-03-25T22:26:58.882+00:002010-03-25T22:26:58.882+00:00Thanks Watercottage. I think there are elements w...Thanks Watercottage. I think there are elements within the Tories who are brave enough (Phillip Hammond for example) but I suspect they will be hampered by their backbenchers and by their undoubted sensitivity to the media. They look and feel like a poorer version of Labour in 97. As such I suspect they may be more timid than they need to be, esp if on a thin majority.Craig Dearden-Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481684928301536483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742385127651266632.post-65995060920879714782010-03-20T16:53:09.507+00:002010-03-20T16:53:09.507+00:00Hi really interesting commentary. I really feel t...Hi really interesting commentary. I really feel that the most vulnerable in our society have just not received the support they should from 13 years of a Labour government. Did you get a sense of whether the Tories will be brave enough/radical enough to really tackle the benefits system if they do get into government? The current system leaves people to languish on benefits and wastes money that could be redirected to where the greatest need is.watercottageblogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391001048726158425noreply@blogger.com