Tag Archives: Toxicity

The powerful thoughts of a Scottish Tory may shed some light on the Northern Ireland problem

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Seymour

No Conservative needs to be reminded that the Conservative Party has a problem with Scotland. Since before the General Election, I have followed what bloggers and politicians have been saying about the causes of the problem and what to do … Continue reading →

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Scottish Conservatives will not be separated from the main party in the near future.

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Seymour

As reported in the Scotsman today, the review by the committee, headed by Lord Sanderson, on the failure by the Conservative Party, to achieve electoral success in Scotland at the general election, has now been published.  The report will be … Continue reading →

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Conservativism in Northern Ireland

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Seymour

Irwin Armstrong, Chairman of the Northern Ireland Region of the Conservative Party, has made a comment contribution to ‘About Northern Ireland Centre-Right (a static page on this blog).  I have republished his comment below with my reply. By Irwin Armstong … Continue reading →

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Toxicity and the anti-identity

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Seymour

Since I launched the campaign for a new centre-right party two weeks ago, I have highlighted, in a number of posts, the problem of toxicity.  The Toxicity of the Conservative Brand in Scotland is most certainly related to past policy … Continue reading →

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Toxic Conservative Party and David Cameron’s Bloody Sunday apology

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Seymour

Earlier today, I was at the High Court in Belfast representing a client.  For the purpose of this post, I will use the pseudonym Eamon as if it was his real name.  After the hearing, we paid a visit to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloody Sunday, Conservative Party, David Cameron, General Election, New Party, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Political History, Toxicity, Unionism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments