But now, with critical elections just around the corner, I wanted to focus on a more familiar and powerful political enemy -- the Tories.

All of us know about the Conservatives' history of public service cuts, rising poverty and record unemployment.  And while it's being skillfully hidden behind Cameron's rhetoric, we know that the Tories haven't really changed a bit.

I saw that for myself last week, when a local Tory candidate was caught attacking asylum seekers in terms that could have come straight from the mouths of the BNP.  The national Conservative leadership has refused to disown the candidate.

As activists, you all see stories just like this in your own local areas.  That's why I have set up a page on my website where people can go online and write about (or record) their own Tory stories.

This isn't going to change the course of the election - but it is a chance to remind ourselves what we're up against.  Click on the link below to join in.

http://action.joncruddas.org.uk/page/s/torystory

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