The "Con"servative Party, What are they good for? (this was the Thread Title but looks like it was to long to print up).

Well they primarily exist to support the extremes of big business and Off-Shore Tax Dodgers, using various methods to get elected, for example Divide and Conquer and playing to the less intelligent of the population through the Gutter Press etc.

Here's the latest wind-up rant from their leader Cameron.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13152349

Hiding each other's mess or themselves?

''.enjoying a spot of gardening together.'' Spot on Stan although it was hedge trimming not digging a hole, talking of which I might invite you and Fred along for a garden party.

As you are such a good capitalist you will probably be selling tickets at the gate.

On my state pension, I couldn't afford to pay the price.

Fred you have to remember that George is a slippery Tory so whist it may appear he is offering something in reality he probably is not.

The hole is for a couple of turnips, when can you both get here ?

The warnings that were repeatedly flagged up but ignored about the flats that caught fire today https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-
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KCTMO – Playing with fire!


Posted on November 20, 2016 by grenfellactiongroup
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It is a truly terrifying thought but the Grenfell Action Group firmly believe that only a catastrophic event will expose the ineptitude and incompetence of our landlord, the KCTMO, and bring an end to the dangerous living conditions and neglect of health and safety legislation that they inflict upon their tenants and leaseholders. We believe that the KCTMO are an evil, unprincipled, mini-mafia who have no business to be charged with the responsibility of looking after the every day management of large scale social housing estates and that their sordid collusion with the RBKC Council is a recipe for a future major disaster.

Unfortunately, the Grenfell Action Group have reached the conclusion that only an incident that results in serious loss of life of KCTMO residents will allow the external scrutiny to occur that will shine a light on the practices that characterise the malign governance of this non-functioning organisation. We believe that the KCTMO have ensured their ongoing survival by the use of proxy votes at their Annual General Meeting that see them returned with a mandate of 98% in favour of the continuation of their inept and highly dangerous management of our homes. It is no coincidence that the 98% is the same figure that is returned by the infamous Kim Jong-un of North Korea who claims mass popularity while reputedly enslaving the general population and starving the majority of his people to death.

It is our conviction that a serious fire in a tower block or similar high density residential property is the most likely reason that those who wield power at the KCTMO will be found out and brought to justice! The Grenfell Action Group believe that the KCTMO narrowly averted a major fire disaster at Grenfell Tower in 2013 when residents experienced a period of terrifying power surges that were subsequently found to have been caused by faulty wiring. We believe that our attempts to highlight the seriousness of this event were covered up by the KCTMO with the help of the RBKC Scrutiny Committee who refused to investigate the legitimate concerns of tenants and leaseholders.

We have blogged many times on the subject of fire safety at Grenfell Tower and we believe that these investigations will become part of damning evidence of the poor safety record of the KCTMO should a fire affect any other of their properties and cause the loss of life that we are predicting:

https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/fire-safety-scandal-at-lancaster-west/

https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/more-on-fire-safety/

https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/another-fire-safety-scandal/

https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/grenfell-tower-still-a-fire-risk/

In October 2015 a fire ripped through another KCTMO property, the 14 storey Adair Tower in North Kensington, causing mass panic and resulting in a number of residents taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. It is reported that had it not been for the swift actions of the London Fire Brigade the consequences of this fire and potential loss of life could have been much worse.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11967592/50-rescued-from-burning-flats-in-Kensington.html

In the aftermath of the Adair Tower fire the London Fire Brigade found that the KCTMO had not been looking after the safety of residents properly and issued an Enforcement Order compelling them to improve the fire safety in the escape staircases and to provide self closing devices to all the tower block’s front doors. A further audit by the London Fire Brigade of the neighbouring Hazelwood Tower (located alongside Adair Tower) found similar breaches of health and safety legislation and an Enforcement Order was also issued for this property forcing the TMO to address the serious concerns of the Fire Brigade’s inspectors. What is shocking is that a decade ago a fatality occurred due to a fire at Hazelwood Tower and the Fire Investigation Team ordered that the grills on the fire escape staircase be covered over. This never happened and it is believed that the uncovered grills at Adair House (Hazelwood Tower’s twin block) acted like a chimney and were responsible for the accelerated spread of the fire and smoke damage.

In the last twenty years and despite the terrifying power surge incident in 2013 and recent fire at Adair Tower, the residents of Grenfell Tower have received no proper fire safety instructions from the KCTMO. Residents were informed by a temporary notice stuck in the lift and one announcement in a recent regeneration newsletter that they should remain in their flats in the event of fire. There are not and never have been any instructions posted in the Grenfell Tower noticeboard or on individual floor as to how residents should act in event of a fire. Anyone who witnessed the recent tower block fire at Shepherds Court, in nearby Shepherd’s Bush, will know that the advice to remain in our properties would have led to certain fatalities and we are calling on our landlord to re-consider the advice that they have so badly circulated.

The Grenfell Action Group predict that it won’t be long before the words of this blog come back to haunt the KCTMO management and we will do everything in our power to ensure that those in authority know how long and how appallingly our landlord has ignored their responsibility to ensure the heath and safety of their tenants and leaseholders. They can’t say that they haven’t been warned!

Stan, that is truly dreadful and after the fire today with the loss of life of those poor people, heads will have to roll. The inferno that engulfed the Grenfell building was horrific to watch, let alone be caught up in it.

Pre-cooked, whole, chlorinated, hormone fed, caged chicken in a can direct from the USA could be coming to a store near you thanks to Liam Fox.

Ashcroft what a mover http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-41880024/paradise-papers-lord-ashcroft-hides-from-trust-question

The words used today are "Self indulgence" and that's just by some Tory MP's about other Tories MP's...They just go from bad to worst!

Stan at his illiterate best. He should join up with Abbott. She can write his letters while he does her sums.

Now onto the Tories favourite subject at the moment ... Europe what else well some of them seem to have been up to no good:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/13/daniel-hannan-mep-group-told-to-repay-half-a-million-in-eu-funds

Daniel Hannan's MEP group told to repay €535,000 in EU funds
Exclusive: Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe accused of hosting luxury events of little relevance to EU

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Daniel Hannan, MEP for South East England, has accused European parliamentary investigators of making false insinuations. Photograph: Alamy
A European conservative group co-founded by the Tories and led by Brexit campaigner and MEP Daniel Hannan has been asked to repay more than half a million euros of EU funds following an investigation into their spending, the Guardian has learned.

In a rare negative finding touching a British political party in government, European parliament senior leaders on Monday night ordered the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (Acre) to repay €535,609 (£484,360) of EU funds."

That reminds me----has Tom Watson repaid his £500,000 yet.

Don't change the subject.

Typical hypocrite remark from Stan.

The Conservative Party is heading towards a "prolonged period" in opposition unless it adapts to modern Britain, George Osborne has said.
The former chancellor, who was sacked by Theresa May in 2016, said the party needed to become more socially-liberal (as if) and pro-employer to survive in power.
The ex-frontbencher, who now edits that Rag the Evening Standard, campaigned for Remain in the EU referendum.
He added he believes a general election could be likely in 2019.
Ms Osborne was interviewed by David Dimbleby, who is guest-editing BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday.
He was former prime minister's David Cameron's closest ally in government and served as his chancellor for the whole disastrous six years Mr Cameron was prime minister - from 2010 to 2016.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46655969