New home, same old Tories
A summer of discontent for the Conservatives
THIS week the Conservative Party moved into shiny new offices situated above a Starbucks coffee shop in London's Victoria Street. Leaving the dank old Tory Central Office in Smith Square, the party's home for the past half-century, was meant to symbolise optimism and confidence, a break with the rancour and intrigue of the recent past.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “New home, same old Tories”
From the July 31st 2004 edition
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