Quote of the day 14th May 2026
"There is no lie your opponent can tell about you that hurts as keenly as an uncomfortable truth."
(Stephen Daisley, from his article on Kemi Badenoch's response to the King's Speech, see blogpost at
Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria
Please note that the post below was published more than ten years ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by th...
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Even if she doesn't become Prime Minister - and I think there is a very good chance that she may - it is possible that instead she may be remembered as the leader who saved the world's oldest political party from extinction.