There is something reassuringly familiar about a Tory party conference--the annual gathering of Britain's conservatives. Lots of smartly dressed investment bankers holding down or angling for seats in the Mother of Parliaments; lots of personal assistants who, according to the Times of London, are well groomed, privately educated, and named Daisy, Rosie, or Poppy. But it took some doing to get over the party's chosen slogan for the coming election campaign: "Ready for Change." Too close to what Obama has in mind for us colonials.
But it's probably an accurate description of the mood of British voters. The opinion polls show the Tories with a large enough lead to win a majority in the next parliament, and to survive almost any unpredictable event that might occur between now and the election, most likely to be called in May of next year.
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