What’s the deal with the Tories and bricks?
The week before the party conference in Birmingham saw education secretary Nicky Morgan appearing in a photoshoot straight out of The Thick Of It, proudly holding a “brick of aspiration”:
Then Boris Johnson took a diversion on the way to conference, stopping in at Ibstock Brick in Staffordshire to admire some bricks being produced for new homes in London.
It was the least romantic remake of Ghost imaginable:
Boris then waved a brick around during his speech the next day, emphasising that love ‘twixt man and brick was nothing to be ashamed of:
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And, as many observers have noted, when there’s a chance to don a hard hat and a high-visibility vest, it’s impossible to get Gideon not to take it – especially when there’s a chance to fondle some big bits of wood:
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The PM and his chancellor even took some time out yesterday to visit the ongoing construction work at Birmingham’s New Street Station, concrete and scaffolding and all:
This Mole can’t help but notice that the Tory love of construction is in stark contrast to the party’s record on the issue over the last few years. Maybe they just love bricks and mortar too much to go without handling them on a regular basis.
Which is fine, of course. But we wonder.
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