Mark Pack

“The Tory Party in Wiltshire descended into outright civil war yesterday”

By | Tue 1st May 2007 - 10:43 am

As the Western Daily Press writes:

The Tory Party in Wiltshire descended into outright civil war yesterday on the eve of vital elections over plans to axe five local councils and replace them all with one super-council.Three of the county’s four Conservative MPs attacked their own party’s county councillors for seeking greater glory for themselves over democracy, and disputed claims the move would save millions of pounds. The shock move has exposed massive splits within the Conservative Party in Wiltshire.

Well, that’s one way of spending the last few days before polling day. Full story is here.

Read more by .
This entry was posted in News.
Advert

Post a Comment

Lib Dem Voice welcomes comments from everyone but we ask you to be polite, to be on topic and to be who you say you are. You can read our comments policy in full here. Please respect it and all readers of the site.

To have your photo next to your comment please signup your email address with Gravatar.

Your email is never published. Required fields are marked *

*
*
Please complete the name of this site, Liberal Democrat ...?

Advert

Recent Comments

  • Pawel Urbanski
    @Jana thank you, and fair challenge. You are right that "unearned" is the wrong word if it sounds like a verdict on effort. Beckham earned his money and paid in...
  • Jana
    @Nonconformistradical “What makes young people violent in the first place? This is the nature/ nurture question. Some think people are born ‘good’ and...
  • Judy Abel
    @Nigel agree with all of this - your last paragraph says it all - things have to change and the Lib Dems could start to be that change....
  • nigel hunter
    A few comments ---The 'Middle England ' scenario is so OLD.The country is changing and that way keeps the status quo, when people are restless for change, wher...
  • Judy Abel
    Thank you for all your comments - we had a good debate!...