Angry northern Tories

VFTN understands there is a growing schism between Tory HQ and its northern activists. There is a sense that the creation of the Northern Board has done little to address the party's real difficulties in building momentum in the north of England. While Cameron has been telling anyone who will listen that the local elections saw a breakthrough in the North for the Conservatives the truth is on many northern urban councils their representation went backwards. Northern activists are beginning to wonder whether the party is either willing or even able to devote resources to winning in the north or whether the strategy is actually just to pick off seats where possible and hope it is enough for a majority.