Let's get ready to rumble!

So they're all limbering up now, gum-shields are in and the coaches are giving the a last minute pep talks.

That's right, it's the battle of the Chancellors live on Channel 4 at 8pm tonight. Mr. Osborne will no doubt be ready for an out attack on Mr. Darling, well stocked with a long list of 'economic turbulence' to draw on but don't think Darling will go down that easily. Just like a fiscal Rocky he'll be holding back till the final round to stage bring out the big guns. Osborne's freshly announced plan on how he's going to bungle the economy will do just the trick. Some well timed questions on the plans should be all it takes to thwart the cutting vital services to knock a few quid of National Insurance. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a good tax cut but not at the expense of the the economy.

Darling has dealt with a lot recently and dealt well. Osborne, however seems more concerned with grand gestures and short term gains rather than what is best for business and the country.

So my prediction for the big fight is Osborne goes out fighting, gets a few low blows in but Darling will stick and move till the end, he knows it's all about the long term not winning the first round...

Darling versus Osborne

Just a few days after Gordon Brown launched his five campaign pledges, the Labour party has sunk its teeth into the would-be Chancellor George Osborne, who they call “immature, shrill and the weak link” of the Tory party. With the economic recovery high up on the list of issues that matter for the British public, this is a welcome move from the Labour side. Osborne has been getting a free ride for far too long, and has been able to go on yacht holidays in the Greek archipelago with his rich friends without the right questions being asked. At the same time Alistair Darling has steered the British economy in to a safe harbour after a very windy and rocky few years.

All a Tory spokesman would say was that "Gordon Brown is the person who has got questions to answer”. And that just isn’t true. Osborne might be our next chancellor, so don’t we have the right to question his suitability and financial credibility?

What were the five pledges you ask? 1) Secure the economic recovery, 2) Raise family living standards, 3) Build a "high-tech" economy, 4) Protect frontline investment in policing, schools, childcare and the NHS, and 5) Strengthen fairness in communities through an Australian-style points-based system to control immigration, guarantees of education. Hear Hear.

Catch it, Kill it & Bin it

Dirty politics is far from necessary. We're all grown up and should be able to deal with our business without publicly embarrassing each other. The latest online venture by the Tories - the already defunct www.cash-gordon.com - was a nasty attempt to smear PM Brown. No doubt that the financial dealings of PMs and MPs are important in light of recent events, but made-up sleaze campaigns on the internet should be above popularly elected politicians.

The website was meant to link the PM with the Unite Union and basically claimed that the union workers are in Mr Brown's pocket. Of late, Ex Brownite and current Unite man Charles Wheelan have done the media rounds and been ostracised by the Conservatives . What happened with the Cash-Gordon site was an alleged hacker attack where its Twitter feed, which was hooked up to the website, was showing pornography, swearwords, Rick Astley videos and malware links. Whoever was behind the website and the attacks seriously underestimate the wish of the British people - supported by T4L - to fight a fair and square election campaign.

Nick 'n Vince versus Dave 'n George

Unexpected T4L support has emerged in the form of Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and his financial guru Vince Cable. At the party's Spring Conference, the two leaders declared war on the Tory plan for economical recuperation. Clegg warned David Cameron and his would-be Chancellor George Osborne that it would be unwise to cut too deep into public spending early on in the next parliament.

Cable hit out at the Tories for not producing any hard evidence of a credible tax plan by accusing them of engaging in a "phoney war over cuts". With an apparent talent for understated sound bites, he went on to say: "I'd love to attempt a critique of the Tories' budget plans, but I have no idea what they are. I think the present line on the budget is: 'Trust us and we'll tell you after the election'," Cable told cheering delegates. Also Clegg buried the axe deep into Cameron by calling his financial policies "economic masochism".

There is no doubt that Cameron and his economic advisers need to take a good look at how they propose to get this country out of the current down turn. Cutting your way down through the public sector will only leave you with a bare minimum of the basic services a society - our society! - needs to function. Cameron claims to value 'society' over 'state' - so why is his proposals equally hurtful to both, T4L asks....

Death Duties

I have been a life long conservative voter and passionate about reform for a sensible rate of taxation. As much as this pains me to say, the proposals of the novice Cameron have gone to far!

To many taxes in this life must stop and we have have burdened by taxes to fill the coffers only to be misused by irresponsible MPs, however the inheritance tax is one of the fair taxes and an importance tool for the country. Warren Buffet, George Soros and the father of Bill Gates support the inheritance tax. Why do the richest men in the world support this levy?

Preciously because it is a means to innovate and level the playing field. What good is picking the 2012 Olympic team from sons and daughters of the 1988 squad, talent and innovation is not genetic. The estate tax helps to break up a monopoly on wealth and takes our money when we need it least. I have been life long conservative but these uninformed policies from an inexperienced leader like Cameron should not be enacted. Until the Tories get back on track I'm on the side of Labour!

David the Trojan Horse

Seems like our pal Ed Vaizey is at it again. Not only has he suggested that Mr. Cameron's better half might be a closet Labour voter, he is now hinting that Dave is far more right than he's letting on.

Now if this is the case, then why hide it? The argument in favour of reinventing Mr. Cameron, as a champion of the left all centres on burying his innate (and undeniable) torieness, so that he may appeal to a broader audience. That’s all well and good but what of true conservative supporters?

This movement is comprised of loyal conservatives who are against Cameron's left leaning, so much so that it is the opposition appeals more to our ideals than Cameron and his Trojan horse. Being Tory isn’t something to be ashamed of; we should and must fight for our ideals, flying the flag of the right from the highest tower!!! However, if we cannot follow the example of our then the integrity of our party is lost.

If Mr Cameron just had the courage to be a true to his party and its supporters, we would back him all the way. Alas, with the election nearly upon us we feel that this is a conservative leader who does not truly embody the ideals of the right, so I say we look to the opposition, who understand that a good conservative can serve their community and prosper.

Tories4Labour

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Labour is Tough on Crime and the Causes of Crime

Today the Home Secratary Alan Johnson launched a new election clip on the Tory view on crime and punishment. The Labour minister argued that David Cameron earlier has voted against measurements to keep us safe and secure. “While crime has been cut by over a third since 1997 and Labour is protecting front line policing the Conservatives have refused to say if they would protect the police budget", Johnson said.

He went on to say: “Labour is clear about what we will do to keep people safe –the Tories’ refusal to reveal their own plans should not go unchallenged. Nor should their election candidates be able to continually mislead the public with dodgy crime statistics".

Cameron doesn't like the police to save DNA samples in order to catch criminals, neither is he in favour of CCTV cameras to ensure the British public can feel protected. Tories4Labour wants to know our children ARE safe and sound, that's why we support Gordon Brown and Alan Johnson on this issue.

Samantha 4 Labour

It seems that the Tories 4 Labour movement has got its first high profile supporter. Samantha Cameron, wife of Tory leader David, has been ousted as a possible Labour voter by Ed Vaizey, the Conservative arts spokesman. Interviewed by Observer columnist Andrew Rawnsley, the author of the book claiming Gordon Brown is a bully, Vaizey said that Samantha Cameron possibly voted for Tony Blair. Vaizey said: "She would be going into this poll thinking 'Is Cameron the real deal or should I stick with Brown?'"

Good Show, Gordo!

...So the media might be having a field day with all the playground snitching that’s been going on about ‘big bad bully Brown’ but here at T4L we want to show our support of Mr Brown and say bravo!

All these bully claims are a load of hot air and just go to show how political correctness has gone mad! Politics is all about the hard way, either get with the program or get out the way. There's no use crying to mummy when you don't get your way. In any case, if we understand that this whole affair has been completely blown out of proportion in the first place then it's fair to say that these kind of strong arm tactics get the job done and certainly aren’t something new to Westminster. In fact, these kind of tactics are vital to the smooth workings of any group endeavor. What all this grassing up the PM does tell us is that Mr. Brown takes matters into his own hands when it is necessary and that Labour haven’t yet succumbed to the softly softy approach so beloved by Tories these days (isn't that right Davey?). Let’s be honest, if anyone was to do the bullying in a Tory government, you can be sure that Mr. Cameron is going to be on the receiving end…