The Advertiser has this piece about the possible leadership challenges in the Tory group, which quotes Geoff Roberts (possibly, still their leader) as saying:

“I’m a little concerned at the somewhat radical view of the younger members because that is not the Conservative Party. That happened under Margaret Thatcher and we ultimately paid the price.

Interesting that their own leader is tarring them with the Thatcher brush.

The Labour councillors see the extreme right-wing views of the local Tories week in and week out, but it generally doesn’t surface in public. Perhaps, with new leadership and a new direction it’ll become clear. These guys are not the cuddly, tree-hugging kind that the national party would like to promote – and nor is Cameron, for that matter.