Airstrip One

What are the Tories for?

Were are the Powellites? Were are the ex-military types? Were are the Americo-sceptics?

The Tory backbenches, of fond memory a section of the nation that cared about independence and Britain acting in its own interests has shown at best the intellectual depth of a puddle:

Over 160 MPs have signed leftwinger Alice Mahon's anti-war Commons motion since it was tabled in March, including 130 Labour MPs, nationalists, Liberal Democrats, but no Tories.

However the article is quite a useful summary of the current opposition to joining in the Bush family vendetta.