
I think the idea was to have us guessing about what celebrity is going to come out and endorse the Conservatives, or perhaps a more competent politician was going to replace Chris Grayling, but I think it's far more likely that it's going be one of those cheesy 'You' posters. (I last saw the like of this on a CO-OP lorry, with some cheesily-grinning woman asking me "Who owns the CO-OP", and then informing me that it's "You." If that's the case, where is my money?) Given the party's apparent plans to devolve power to people and the private sector, away from government and interference, I'm suspecting they're going to go down the cheesy line tomorrow, informing us that "You're the newest member of our team!" This seems to be made all the more likely by the fact that the manifesto's front cover contains the words 'Invitation to join the government of Britain', suggesting their plans to give us more power.
We can see an example of this frame of mind in the party's plans to allow groups of teachers and parents to set up their own schools, with state funding and assistance, in order to increase competition between schools, increase the choice of parents, and if all goes to plan, increase the standards in schools by forcing them to try to outdo each other.
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