|
Sunday 29th December 2002; Issue 2 |
BEGUN, THIS |
Dear Ethel... dear ethel, Dear Troubled, Got a problem? Need to get it off your chest? Unable to ask your mum because it’s too embarassing? For top advice, e-mail Ethel! |
|
|
Tory Leader Makes NewsThe Conservative party vowed to make 2003 a year of increased popularity today, just like they vowed that about 2002. Despite Labour making blunders aplenty, the Tories have failed to claw back any of their share of the vote. Senior party spin doctors would blame the leader, if they could remember his name. “Thingy has a really low profile in the public eye,” complained Marvin Wilcox, a publicity secretary, “He needs to do something punchy, |
|
some people cause trouble specifically in order to get kicked in the teeth. “The party leader is an excellent politician,” one backbench source told Passenger. “I assure you, if Ken Clarke can't win the next election for us, no-one can!” The Tories certainly won’t have an easy year ahead, but political observers are confident that the latest vow by whoever is in charge of the Conservative Party might mean his name appears in some newspapers at least once. |
All material, including text and images are © Andrew Steele and John Trevor-Allen 2002, all rights reserved. |