Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Has anyone heard of the Conservative Rural Action Group?

Has anyone heard of Conservative Rural Action Group? - 17 August
It’s a funny old world, claims by CRAG (Conservative Rural Action Group) that their campaigning efforts made a difference in last May’s elections, are to say the least a bit disingenuous. CRAG’s website boasts about its rural campaigning efforts having a ‘very visible effect’ on farmland and at point to point meetings. In particular it claims it played a vital role in securing such traditionally Tory London seats as Corydon, Putney and Hammersmith and Fulham. Erm – aren’t these all urban seats? This might explain why no one I know spotted these people during the elections in rural Oxfordshire.