So what do the « swivel-eyed loons » really think ? The Tory grassroots and their views on the coalition
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26 mai 2014
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This article presents the results of a 2013 survey of Conservative Party members. The key question was : « Had you known in May 2010 what you know now about how the Coalition has worked and what it has achieved, which of the following options would you have supported : the coalition with the Lib Dems, a minority Conservative government, or an immediate second general election ? ». The answers point not just to mild disaffection but to far-reaching disappointment and discontent with the coalition at the Tory grassroots. They revealed that, while the Tory grassroots don’t like coalition overall, some are keener than others. And that differing attitudes to coalition don’t have very much to do with demographics, media consumption, length of service or levels of activism. However there is a rational connection between views on coalition and views on particular policies. Eventually what really counts seems to be ideology and a sense that the leadership has little or no respect for the membership.