Creating chaos, refusing to listen, all underpinned by the high-handed assumption that they know best: the defining characteristics of Labour in power, whether locally or nationally.
CCHQ says no, others claim yes. Either way, that Goodwin might make her claim was foreseeable, and one needs little imagination to picture the consequence.
Do not confuse the quietude on the part of Matthew Parker Street for anything more than the usual calm between election periods.
The Edinburgh Reforms, changes in procurement rules, the UK’s accession into CPTPP, avoiding a £191 billion contribution to the EU’s “Stimulus Fund”. All these are ignored by a remainer Quango guilty of confirmation bias.
To that end, it is imperative that the campaign is well backed. We must have a core set of messages on issues that apply across the whole of London.
It is absurd for even diehard NIMBYs to let London overspill undermine the Tory vote across the South East. There is a bargain to be struck.
From Sandwell to Solihull, Bromsgrove to Wolverhampton, Dudley to Tamworth, we have been out to help the amazing local teams who have been working so tirelessly to hold and gain Council seats.
As Greg Hands profiled for us this morning, CCHQ has contacted associations and candidates to inform them the first tranche of constituencies is being advertised from today.
Local associations want to be able to select parliamentary candidates as early as possible. I completely agree. Therefore, I am delighted to announce that the first tranche of constituencies is being advertised today.
The Tory Chairman says that such a projection is coming from such experts as John Curtice – but that Conservative candidates are “fighting really hard”.
This looks to be the latest installment in a contest ConservativeHome has long covered: the endless tug-of-war between constituency associations and CCHQ over the ins and outs of candidate selection.
Every year of pointless delay pushes up operating costs, hobbles our exports, and lets international competitors steal the march on Britain.