CARPETBAGGEING THE TORIES

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Damn it! I was going to post a prediction yesterday morning, but didn't. I was going to predict that Michael Crick would definitely be in Norfolk for the Conservative association meeting to select/de-select Elizabeth Truss. Oh well. He was there, of course. Anything to embarrass the Tories.
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Miss Truss won.
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Crick prefaced his report with these words: "Well, David Cameron must be mightily relieved tonight, Jeremy, that this result didn't go the other way, because that would have been a severe setback to his attempts to transform the Conservative Party". And Michael Crick must have been mightily disappointed that it didn't go the other way, because that must have been a severe setback to his plans to damage the Conservative Party yesterday. Cameron's wish to have (pretty) young women with children as Conservative candidates forms part of his "attempts to drag the Conservative Party away from that crusty image of crusty colonels and squires and baronets." Oh yes Michael, that's exactly the image we all have of the Conservative Party - not!
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Sir Jeremy Bagge of the local Conservative Association is a baronet, and lives in an "Elizabethan Hall". He's been Central Office's main critic during this 'crisis'. He told Crick that there might be a new party at the next election to fight against Liz Truss. That's the sort of thing Crick wanted to hear!
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He was at the association meeting as people were going in, badgering Tories as usual. "Excuse me, what do you make of this motion tonight?" he asked one lady. Her reply was wonderful: "I'm wondering what I make of you, thrusting that at me" and walked off. Good for her! "Are you a member of the Turnip Taleban?" he asked another Tory. Another lady was asked "Who will you be voting for tonight?" and looked in amazement at Crick, said "Good gracious!", laughed and went in. Good gracious indeed!
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"Liz Truss herself steadfastly said nothing" to Crick, even though he ran towards her like an idiot, thrust that at her and shouted questions.
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Crick had a 'scoop- and - guess what! - it was an embarrassing one for David Cameron:
"What's more I've learned that Central Office did warn local Tory officials against picking another woman candidate because of embarrassing details in her past." 'Oh, what hypocrisy!' Crick obviously wants us to think. We needn't think that though, as we know nothing of the circumstances about that case, and I'm not taking anything Michael Crick says on trust.
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After the result was announced, the disappointed Sir Jeremy Bagge was asked by an eager Crick "Why are you not proud to be a Conservative?".
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This edition of the programme ended with a piece on soul/rap-singer Gil Scott-Heron - not done for any topical reasons, but because (or so we were told) the reporter Stephen Smith wanted to find out what happened to the singer who sang "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". That he was also a left-wing political activist surely help explains Smith's interest and his presence on Newsnight.