One of the major recent debates within the Labour party has been over how best to attack David Cameron and the Tories. Well – if a briefing obtained by the Guardian is anything to go by – that debate has pretty much resolved itself. It suggests that Labour should portray the Tories as a wolf in sheep’s clothing – as a nasty party lurking beneath a veneer of compassionate conservatism. This passage should give you a taste of what it’s about:
“Occasionally the mask slips [from Cameron’s Tories] and we see the dangerous, old- fashioned Tory rightwing instincts hidden underneath. They believe in unfettered free markets, cuts in public services to fund tax cuts for the richest, and a smaller, less effective government. David Cameron believes Britain would be stronger if we stand alone, rather than come together.”
So will the stategy work? I wouldn’t bet on it.
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