tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post8976397875128312708..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Letters from a Tory writes "Dear David" letterJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-66615937634280581622010-02-17T20:17:42.000+00:002010-02-17T20:17:42.000+00:00There was a post by Perry DeHavilland in the liber...There was a post by Perry DeHavilland in the libertarian blog Samizdata.net that claimed the Conservatives real problem is there is a fundamental split in their base. One faction are those who are very strongly free-marketeers but tend to be social liberal, the other can by summarised by the phrase "Daily Mail Readers". <br /><br />He opined that just about any concrete policy designed to appeal to one group will alienate the other.<br /><br />Possibly Cameron has decided to keep both groups on board by being deliberately vague about policy. But it doesn't seem to be working.Tim (Kalyr)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00960811565368970485noreply@blogger.com