There are, of course, Conservatives in Wales. However the term Welsh Conservatives gives an impression that they are different breed to those in the UK. They are not.
Conservatives in Wales are not autonomous. They are not independent of their masters in London and their policies are those of Conservative HQ.
They follow these policies even in the Welsh Assembly. UK policies take precedence.
Their constant criticism of the Welsh Government in the present crisis, is concentrated on, that they are not following UK Conservative Government guidelines. This regardless of what is in the best interests of Wales.
Their electoral success is more closely aligned to UK party popularity, than any other party in Wales. There are no membership numbers for Wales publicly available.
The are financed directly from London.
They are not a Welsh party, but an outpost of Conservative central.
They are not allowed independent thought. Follow the Party line.
The former leader Andrew R T Davies, hardly a free thinker, was sent back to take charge of the farm, for questioning Party policy.
The present leader, whatshisname, wont suffer that fate. No comments, no opinions, quiet as a little mouse.
So who votes for these Conservatives in Wales?
The Tory voters in Wales are not so very different than those in England. A couple of steps down in wealth perhaps.
There are the land and property owners who vote Conservative to stop the nasty socialists dividing up their land.
Then the new property owners with a nice house ( and a nice mortgage ) on a new estate. They are Conservative because they are now a step up. Anyway they couldn't possibly support Corbyn and his like. Perhaps the present Labour party leader is more to their taste. He is a Sir after all.
And there are the greedy money grabbers, made rich by Tory culture.
But they are not the majority. The majority who, if you meet them in the street, look almost normal. that is until you look into their eyes. Then you see, they are hypnotized. In a trance. Like a religious sect moving towards paradise.
They must be hypnotised. It is the only logical explanation for supporting a Party led by a man who's next truthful statement will be his first. And in Wales. A Welsh Secretary who is a messenger of Westminster, rather than Wales representative. Who tells us that Wales should be grateful for the handout from London.
Its the promise, isn't it. The way to the promised land is by following the Tory path. A place is reserved for followers and to prove it they will put the promise on the side of a bus.
Trust us, the message goes. By blindly following, we are well on the way to getting rid of those nasty Europeans. We are better off already. This coronavirus has shown we can do without European holidays. Who wants Spain when we have Margate.
Just in case however, Dominic Cummings has has kindly offered to undertake the sacrifice of travelling to Monte Carlo ( not to be confused with Durham ) for a month, to ensure it is safe for us Brits.
Not all of us can go, of course, just a few of the chosen ones. But something to aspire to.
Just like austerity. only the wealthiest are protected from it. But true believers suffer for the lesser good.
The leader of the Conservatives in Wales is not in that top group, but he is aspiring to it.
Recently, the Conservatives in Wales have raised their heads above the parapets. They have a plan, they said. A plan to help groups affected by the crisis. The Welsh Government were already giving out aid. This was a different plan, they said, only costing £250 million. They were a little bit miffed to be told that the Welsh Government didn't have the money.
Now I am not known for helping out selfish types, but here's a tip.
Why doesn't what'shisname, or Darren Miller, the voice of Tories in Wales, scoot off up the M4, with permission of course. They could then tap the boy Chancellor for a small loan. They don't have to justify it, Tory's don't, just argue they are in the same " Party " and the " Union ", all in together.
They can then return triumphant waving the cheque, one up on Welsh Labour.
So why do people in Wales vote Conservative. Not the self serving wealthy, or the fantasy wealthy, but the rest.
Conservatives in Wales are not going to be in power in the Welsh Assembly. Nobody likes them or trusts them, to join any coalition with them. So they are not going to be deciding policy. They aren't even very good in opposition.
At UK level the Tory party and Government are led by self serving fantasists. Sensible people wouldn't want to support them, would they?
So it has to be the trance.
Brought about by the sheer volume of promises. By the belief that paradise is in the gift of the Tories and that only good is the prize of the followers.
The Welsh Labour Government should commission our world leading researchers to seek a vaccine against this hypnotic state.
This strain of selfishness in society will then be weakened and may eventually die out.
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