Lack of Trust Blighting Tory and Labour Campaigns

Lack of Trust Blighting Tory and Labour Campaigns

George Osborne hit the campaign trail in Hove yesterday, posing for cheesy pictures as he made pizzas in a restaurant. Outside, a gaggle of journalists stood around chatting with his aides as blustery winds blew along the Sussex coast and the Chancellor bragged about his stewardship of the economy. He has much to boast about, with figures revealing the highest rate of annual growth for nine years and record new jobs.

This prosperous constituency is precisely the sort of place the Tories must win to retain power. They have a terrific locally born candidate in Graham Cox, former head of Sussex CID and just the sort of sensible, liberal Conservative needed to win such a seat. His Labour opponent is a former special adviser and political insider. The local authority is the only Green-run council in the country and cannot even sort out rubbish collection and recycling. Above all, this bellwether seat has backed the winning party since Tony Blair took power in 1997, reflecting the national outcome with uncanny accuracy.

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