[Shasown]

The News of the World has announced it is backing the Tories in the general election - after supporting Labour in 1997, 2001 and 2005.

In its leader column, the paper said the country is "crying out for change. Which is why, after much soul-searching, the News of the World believes that David Cameron and the Tory Party must now be given the chance to run the country.

"Right now, they are our best hope for a brighter, saner, safer, more honourable future."

The tabloid, the country's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper, said Mr Cameron still has much to spell out and prove, but it added that Britain deserves better after the "nightmare we have all suffered".

"We certainly do not deserve a headlong return to the days of Old Labour, of division, strikes and lost opportunity.

"This paper backed New Labour to rid the nation of such a blight. Now, confronted with a renewed threat from old ways, the modernised Tories can be a force for good.

"It is time to give change a chance and move forward with fresh vigour and hope."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100327...s-6323e80.html

Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspaper, the News of the World, has come out in support of the Conservative Party at the next election.

The paper says it is "time for change and time for hope" after supporting Labour in 1997, 2001 and 2005.

It claims the modernised Tories can be a force for good and Britain does not deserve a headlong return to the division, strikes and lost opportunities of old Labour.

The news follows promises by Gordon Brown to fire cabinet ministers who fail to meet their targets.

But the Conservative Party leader David Cameron accused the Prime Minister of taking "people for fools" and the Liberal Democrats described the pledges as "meaningless".

In its leader column, the tabloid says: "After much soul-searching, the News of the World believes that David Cameron and the Tory Party must now be given the chance to run the country.

"Right now, they are our best hope for a brighter, saner, safer, more honourable future."

The paper says Mr Cameron still has much to spell out and prove, but it adds that Britain deserves better after the "nightmare we have all suffered".

The move comes as an ICM poll for the newspaper showed the Conservatives were up one point on last week, on 39%, with Labour down one on 31%.

The News of the World said the poll margin would give the Tories 309 seats, 17 short of an overall majority but still 44 more than Labour.

However a YouGov survey for the Sunday Telegraph found that despite dissatisfaction with the Budget, Labour had narrowed the gap, up one on 32% against the Conservative's drop to 37%.

Sky News.

[Firewire]

ew

Labour ftw.

[sooty]

I bet they had no choice as Sun had already announced support for Tory.

[NettoSuperstar!]

Well what does that tell ya folks?...Vote Labour!

[sooty]

Originally Posted by NettoSuperstar!

Well what does that tell ya folks?...Vote Labour!

Are you saying Brown for another 5 years?

[arista]

Originally Posted by sooty

Are you saying Brown for another 5 years?

Netto has it all wrong
One Eyed Scottish Brown is hated
and will be Kicked out of power.

[Harry!]

Tories ftw.

[ILoveTRW]

Originally Posted by arista

Netto has it all wrong
One Eyed Scottish Brown is hated
and will be Kicked out of power.

i doubt it, hes obviously not that hated if his party was to win under his name

Tories ftw btw

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by sooty

Are you saying Brown for another 5 years?

It's like being stuck between a rock and a hard place. I'll say stick with the devil we know, we all know what happened the last time the tories were in control.

[MissKittyFantastico]

We'll be heading to hell in a handcart if the Tories get in, mark my words. Luckily I don't think that will happen.

[hennessy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

It's like being stuck between a rock and a hard place. I'll say stick with the devil we know we all know what happened the last time the tories were in control.

This
I grew up under the tories and will always support Labour.
I can't connect with the blues

[LeatherTrumpet]

The NOTW?

that is about as impactful as a saying "Heat backs the Tories"

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by hennessy

This
I grew up under the tories and will always support Labour.
I can't connect with the blues

Which party so mismanaged the economy that the IMF was called in, forcing the incoming government to make drastic cuts in the welfare state in 1980? The 1980's I lived in were all about UK Plc recovering from excessive borrowing in the 1970's. 30 years later, the 2010's are going to be all about recovering from excessive borrowing in the 2000's. Labour is bad for the Nation's wealth - every time

Gordon needs to get Labour's impressive economic record from 1997 to 2010 across in bold figures to the voters


Govt Borrowing from £27 bn to £163 bn

Govt Debt from £347 bn to £799 bn

Growth from +3.3% to -5.0%

Inflation from 1.9% to 3.0%

Personal Debt from £492 bn to £1,460 bn

Health Spending from £43 bn to £119 bn

Education from £38 bn to £161 bn

Unemployment from 2.23 mil to 2.45 mil

Average House prices from £55k to £161k

Price of underfunding the military in a war. 200 service personnel and rising

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The NOTW?

that is about as impactful as a saying "Heat backs the Tories"

I beat Heat wish they had the same sort of circulation as the NOTW

[sooty]

Originally Posted by Dizzy

It's like being stuck between a rock and a hard place. I'll say stick with the devil we know, we all know what happened the last time the tories were in control.

I can not remember this much debts, Dizzy,,,,,.

[sooty]

Oh I did not see Shasown's posting.

He/She had already given us statistics I wanted to know.