Friends Of The Conservative Party: Opposition Will Come Your Way
THE Conservatives are looking for friends.
Would you like to be a friend of the Conservative party? No, you don’t have to be gay. Dorothy Basildon-Precinct of the Essex Conservatives may prefer that you are, but the Conservatives are a go-ahead outfit these days and if you don’t mention it, neither will they.
Anyone can be a friend of the Conservatives. The party has launched a £500,000 advertising campaign to recruit online “friends” of the party.
You can become a Conservative supporter on Facebook, MySpace, iVillage or Bebo. And it’s free at the point of entry. You pay only what you feel the Conservatives are worth. “People can pay as little or as much as they want to,” says shadow chancellor George Osborne.
There is something to be said of the adage “You get what you pay for”. What would you pay for Iain Duncan–Smith, more or less than William Hague or a Liam Fox?
Friends of the Conservatives are politely reminded that the acceptance of air miles and Marks and Spencer vouchers is not the done thing. What is more, and given the average age of party members, donors are asked to refrain from making payments in pounds, schillings and pence.
For your money, or not, friends will then be sent regular updates on party activity and invitations to take part in “social action projects in their area”, chiefly, one imagines, talks on how to get more friends…
NOTE: The theme tune to the campaign is Jimmy Cliff’s You Can Get It If You Really Want. It’s also the slogan.
Yes, that is the song that features the line: “Opposition will come your way.”
Posted: 28th, February 2008 | In: Politicians Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
