http://www.belittlebritain.org Tories running Britain down to win cheap votes Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:34:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Would it help if I had an example of Tories not running Britain down (or running it down ironically)? The following article was written by Bryony Gordon of The Daily Telegraph and it debunks the popular Tory myth that the country is headed to hell in a hand cart with ... http://www.belittlebritain.org/2007/09/06/even-mexicans-drink-more-than-we-brits/ The very simple message that "Dave" is trying to hammer into the public consciousness is the concept that society is broken. The whole campaign is based on these five points; There are five million people of working age not in work The poorest people in Britain have got poorer under Labour There are ... http://www.belittlebritain.org/2007/09/05/about-that-broken-society-part-1/ Tory stalwart Donal Blaney has taken the opportunity of the unveiling of a statue of Nelson Mandela to attack South Africa's first black President. Blaney goes into a description of Mandela's support for armed struggle against apartheid. He writes; "In recognising what Mandela has sought to achieve since his release from prison, ... http://www.belittlebritain.org/2007/08/31/tory-attack-on-mandela/ So David Cameron says he's unashamedly pro-family. He said: "I believe in marriage. I believe in people making a commitment to each other and staying together and trying to bring up their children properly... We have got to sit up and realise we are running things by the wrong values. We ... http://www.belittlebritain.org/2007/08/31/family-values/ David Cameron has promised that "every pound" of new green taxes to combat climate change would be spent on cutting "family taxes". He said: "I think people will have faith in green taxes if we say every pound on a green tax will come off a family tax." But Dave, if ... http://www.belittlebritain.org/2007/08/30/stealth-cuts/ David Cameron says there are too many immigrants. While we all know there's a serious discussion to be had, I can't help thinking this is just racist dog-whistle tactics to calm down those back-bench MPs who didn't mind Dave being so soft when he was ahead in the polls. http://www.belittlebritain.org/2007/08/30/some-of-my-best-friends-are-black/