Let me clarify this very definitely. This is not an authoritarian organization- L. Ron Hubbard

Conservative Identity- Thatcher's legacy continues

4 months before a General Election, it's usually preferable not to anger a large group of electorates. Since the Conservative's walked into power in 2010, teachers, firefighters and nurses have all walked out in strike action, often against their pension cuts. However, in typical Thatcher style, the Tories handling of such a situation is more right wing than anticipated, and because of that; it becomes crude.

The Tories proposal would compose of online voting, that must achieve a backing of at least 40% from eligible union members, instead of their previous proposal of 50% turnout, which was reported by unions as "undemocratic". But the impact on the Conservatives isn't going to be positive, that's guaranteed. Such a proposal brings thoughts of the late Margaret Thatcher to mind, and how her strict "authoritarian" regime, especially against strikes, ruined her reputation, as well as the party's.

"I think before a strike is allowed to go ahead it must have much more support from the union members and cannot be called by politicised union leaders," - Patrick McLoughlin (Transport Secretary) advertising the "flaw" in strikes, and agitate unions.

Firefighters strike 2014- will the Tories regret their new proposal?

Labour are naturally going to pounce on this, that's for certain. Labelling the proposal "undemocratic" and "not listening to the masses", and I'm afraid I can only agree with such criticisms. David Cameron is fighting a losing battle when it comes to public services; the constant cutting, strikes over pensions and now proposing to make strikes less possible. And it's going to cost them in the election, when they lose electorates to Labour. It's especially hard when your traditional ideology includes getting "ignoring" unions. Ignoring is harsh term, maybe less favourable, but it still leaves the Conservatives with a flaw, and hardly at the right time with May's General Election coming fast.

Simple solution: take a page out of Labour's book from 1997 and have some policies which in-explicitly are from the other wing. Take Labour 1997, they were compromising on privatization, and later on in the 2008 economic crash, whilst the Labour government nationalized banks, they privatized them as soon as possible. such as Northern Rock who got re-privatized back in November 2011. So embrace a more liberal policy on the public services, and the Tories may embrace the rewards, however with such a strong Thatcher legacy, and Cameron's reliance on it, I'm afraid their new proposal will come back to haunt them come 7th May.

Jordan Ifield