18 June (Part 1) - Where Rishi went wrong - the abridged version
My postman told me yesterday that all
the election brochures have arrived at the sorting office and will reach me soon.
Probably they will not sway many opinions. Having read huge numbers of letters
to newspapers, readers’ comment on news articles and phone-in radio programmes I
find my own view in the ascendancy.
The Tories seem to have gone out of their way to alienate their own supporters.
Leaving aside their disastrous tax policies for a moment, there are so many
things that they could have done which may have retained the support of those
inclined towards the right. In summary, put this country first.
Stop the subservience to the ECHR and WHO. Finish exiting the EU and the
nonsense that makes Northern Ireland our poor relations. Just do it!
Stop assisting immigrants crossing the channel in rubber boats. On arrival
offer them the choice of a free air ticket to their preferred destination or something they
really really wouldn’t like. No access to benefits for anyone without a record
of paying tax. Stop students importing entire families.
No benefits for those who consistently refuse job offers.
Teach British history and values in schools and stop encouraging sex changes.
Stop crippling British students with interest on educational loans.
Rethink Hate Crime. There can be no excuse for the police putting people in
cells for minor insults, like one Jew calling another a traitor as happened last week.
Deport child groomers whenever possible.
Drop the Net Zero target and the ‘green’ subsidies that provide me with about £2,700 a
year to cover an annual energy bill of around £500. Poor people should not be
made to subsidise those who can afford to install expensive equipment. Everyone
should be given a free choice of EV or petrol and gas or heat pump.
Look at fracking again. Value farmers.
Ban ULEZ where it is not needed and do away with LTNs. Stop 20 m.p.h.
limits on main roads except near schools in school hours.
Look again at the financing of the BBC. Why should I have to pay for watching a
foreign TV channel via Eutelsat? i.e. not Astra which serves the UK.
None of the above would cost a significant amount of money but the Conservatives
and particularly Sunak and Hunt have been too stupid to see what their
traditional supporters want. We might swallow their excuses for high taxes,
Covid, Putin etc. but there is no excuse for being a bunch of left leaning incompetents.
And now I find that all of the above is in
Reform UK’s election manifesto - or contract as they prefer to call it. What
is a former Conservative supposed to do with his 60 year old Tory voting record?