Centre-Right’s “Labour is down, and its throat is exposed. Finish it.” imagery is quite wrong – it will just drive people away from politics altogether, Much like Foot’s “Thatcher-Tebbitism speech”.
In the final days it is worth emphasising the negatives of the Labour Party and after the election bringing people into a positive image of the challenges ahead.
THE NEGATIVES.
1. The Raiding of Pensions.
2. Creating a Structural deficit in the Boom years – This is the bit of the deficit that now needs to be cut. Labour has betrayed its core voters.
3. The selling of Gold reserves shows poor judgement.
4. The fact that Labour has only tiny positive things to say, and a huge amount of venom.
5. The poisoning of the civil service, by partisan decision-making and political appointees.
THE POSITIVES
1. Cuts in services must be prioritised.
2. Old-fashioned value-for-money needs to be the core.
3. Government should Serve the people, not the interests of party.
4. Diversity in provision should be encouraged to make the best use of everyone’s talents. (As opposed to constant initiatives from a few inexperienced spin-doctors).
The Conservatives final dash for power should lay the foundation for removing the divisiveness and nastiness of the Brown Premiership, along with sorting the parlous state of the finances created under the Brown Chancellorship. This will only happen if the supporters of this era are encouraged and able to join in a better way.