Conservatives to stretch supply lines further than the 7th Cavalry at Little Big Horn

 

As footsoldiers and Conservative party branches begin to feel the strain through the loss of active members and their strategists on the ground feeling completely unable to spread any good news on the street, the Guardian reveals the pressure local conservative branches and the membership of conservative and constitutional clubs are under.

The Guardian report tell us that the Conservative Party has identified up to 200 constituencies as vulnerable and in need of extra support as a defensive strategy going into the general election - a change from the party's previous "80:20" strategy of prioritising defending the party's 80 most marginal seats and seeking to win the most vulnerable 20 target seats from other parties. 

A party source said that in addition to expanding the number of seats needing more resources to defend Conservative majorities, and potentially moving to a "100% defence" strategy, the party is also adding more target seats in Scotland to take advantage of the SNP's falling popularity.

With the fiasco of more and more MP’s and Councillors coming out to inform constituents they are not running again in future this defence plan is looking for a dentist to fit it some new teeth before even the ‘Leaflets of Lies’ are planned and cash found for delivery guys and gals to push them through the doors as volunteers have deserted the party faster than elected politicians from all levels.

In a number of areas particularly in the South we can see Reform volunteers doing more foot soldiering but with the natives waiting to pounce the analogy with the 7th Cavalry and stretched supply lines seems quite apt to describe the mess the Conservatives are in nationally.

Defensive strategy?: sack the strategists Sunak it will save you cash in the long run.