First, changes made to the Conservatives under David Cameron's leadership had drawn the parties closer together: a new stress on the environment, a sympathy for civil liberties, the commitment to spend at least 0.7 % of GDP on
overseas aid (this last shift took place under Michael Howard, but Mr Cameron
projected it in a way that his predecessor had not).
The Coalition Government is spending more and more money on industrial
projects and
overseas aid without first trying to find a private sector alternative, and they're digging their claws deeper and deeper into people's personal lives and faith.