Tory Party revolt – candidate tells party chairman Shapps to “f*ck off”

This has been bubbling under for quite some time now. The Tory grassroots constituency supporters and activists have been complaining about the way they’ve been ignored and side-lined. I’m not remotely surprised. The Tories have never been a democratic organisation, and long before New Labour were much more dependent on funding from wealthy donors, rather than from party subscriptions. It was Benjamin Disraeli who actually created the infrastructure of the Tory party as a modern political organisation, with working class support. He, however, founded the ‘One Nation’ section of the party and promoted social reform and legislation that improved conditions for the working class. So obviously, he and his legacy are going to be massively out of favour from Cameron and his coterie, determined to return the party to its roots as a vehicle for aristocratic rule.

Pride's Purge

(not satire – it’s the Tories!)

Over at Conservative Home, rebellion has been reported to be breaking out in the ranks of the Tory party – particularly from party activists and candidates:

Candidates’ gripes about the call to Newark reveal changes in the way our party campaigns

But what Conservative Home labelled ‘gripes‘ 2 days ago, have turned into what right-wing magazine The Spectator now labels ‘fury‘ after the local elections:

Candidate fury at CCHQ campaign demands

The spectator illustrates the rebellion rather well by reporting this unprecedented request to Tory Party Chairman Grant Shapps from one party candidate:

 “Shapps can fuck off”

And the following written response from Tory candidate Adrian Hilton to a request for a meeting on Sunday from Shapps shows grassroots rebels are losing their fear of speaking out openly against the party hierarchy:

Dear Mr Shapps,
Thank you for your email requesting that I attend a mandatory meeting on Sunday 25th May at…

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