The Wintertons were probably going to retire anyway.
And all other considerations aside, there must be in the next Parliament some voice of the economically populist and pro-manufacturing, morally and socially conservative, staunchly Unionist and pro-military, strong church-based tradition that opposed first Thatcherism and then Maastricht.
That's not going to be anyone off some Cameron A-list.
This Steen, Wintertons, Viggers, Chapman......."not standing again" is a cop out.
ReplyDeleteThose caught out should resign immediately, not get the generous pay outs of "retirement".
Angry voters should tell the Tories, Labour, Lib Dems whatever that they will not vote for the "successors".