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Hardly a surprise but will it really turn out as a boost for the Conservatives, 100 signatures from at least hundreds of thousands and likely millions of business men and women,I think likely not.
Any surprise that Karen Brady and other staunch Conservative supporters is among them. I think not.
Out of them, the whole 100, only 5 were at some time Labour supporters,once you change your politics,it is amazing how hard you turn on your previous loyalties.
I know, I used to be a Conservative supporter,now I will support any action against them, under this particular leader and the heartless cabinet he has chosen to have.

Business leaders who in the main have done really good out of this recession and the really hard times others have had to contend with,thanks to this govt;:
Ensuring they didn't get penailised like someone very ill has been,well no wonder a small proportion of them are happy to sign such a letter for a biased Conservative paper likely even prompted by the Conservative party too.

Imagine a paper printing a leter with signatures from Union leaders as to supporting labour policy, this would be derided in the media overall for the stunt it would be.
Imagine loads of signatures in a paper about the bedroom charge/tax.
Imagine the thousands of signatures there could be from senior people in the NHS too against this govt:


This I feel, could work against the Conservatives with many floating voters, many who are fed up now strongly of business always being protected in the main while the lower end gets kicked about all the time by this govt;

Business has to work with whatever govt; gets elected, it did for 13 years under the last Labour govt; and the banking sector and business too were glad that Labour did not let the banks go to the wall too when the crisis hit 'internationally'.

I for one, am not impressed with this letter,especially in the paper it is in, it is a paper known as the Daily Torygraph,rather then Telegraph.
This could say to voters, that this is a confimation that the Conservatives in govt; will always look after business to the detriment of the harder working lower elements in society and those most vulnerable too.

Whereas with Labour saying they will take action against exploitative zero hours contracts,well that will say more to the voters where they stand.
Odd this letter appears the day that Labour announce they will take action against exploitative zero hours contracts, could it be that some of those business signatories would hate to see that happen because of their continuing greed and disregard for their workers.

I wouldn't be worried if I was Labour about these 100 signatures, treat them like the celebrities that endorse parties too.
It got their names in the paper, however seeing business actually intervene in an election to try to manipulate voters,I think nowadays will not go down well with undecided voters.
No one likes being dictated to.

Seeing business in this tiny list of business people on this signed list or even greater, would not be a surprise to voters, or to workers and those most vulnerable who have seen businesses still rake in profits and those at the top of businees suffering virtually no hardship whatsoever, despite this govts; heartless austerity measures over the last 5 years.

No wonder these 100 signatories want more of the same, they have really done well out of this govt,despite the mass of the rest of the citizens suffering from in a moderate to severe way all through thsi parliament.

It reinforces the battleground in my view.
1)Support the Conservatives who support big business and help protect their endless gread and profits.
even to the detriment as to regular income for their workers.

2)Support Labour for a fairer way for business and workers,and make sure zero hours contracts can never likely be the same again for business to exploit people as to their lives and incomes.

From those 2 choices, I know which side I would rather support and it for sure aint the first one.