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David Cameron has been warned by his chief fundraiser that he faces a backlash from grassroots Tories and donors over the Coalition's proposed high speed rail link. Lord Feldman, the Tory co-chairman, last week held a series of tense meetings with Conservative associations in areas which the planned link will pass through, after warnings that some were on the verge of mutiny. At one meeting with Buckingham Conservative Association, there was "fury" from veteran Tory members who said their views on the ￡17billion HS2 line had been ignored, one member present claimed. Chesham & Amersham constituency association has told Conservative headquarters it will be ending its commitment to contribute ￡10,000 a year to central funds while Buckinghamshire Tory associations have indicated they might do the same. One member present at the Buckingham meeting said: "The message was loud and clear. We are deeply disillusioned. We put in all the hard work putting leaflets through doors and then Cameron rides roughshod over us. We are not Nimbys. We object to this on cost grounds. It is a complete waste of money. "Lord Feldman told us he would take a very clear message back to Mr Cameron that we are not happy." Grassroots Tory members in areas affected by the plan say the proposed link between London and Birmingham has dented already low morale in a number of Conservative strongholds which will be bisected by the line. While some have threatened to withhold funds if the line goes ahead, others are saying they will adopt a go-slow attitude. At the time of the next election, hundreds of normally loyal activists could refuse to help the party campaign if the line is going ahead, activists have warned. The proposed railway slices through sixteen Conservative constituencies – four of which are cabinet ministers' seats and six more junior ministers'. Up to 18 trains an hour will travel at 250mph through the English countryside, cutting through the Tory heartlands of the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire. (Read by Emliy Cheng. Emily Cheng is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
英國(guó)首相大衛(wèi)?卡梅倫的主要籌款人警告他說，他將因?yàn)槁?lián)合政府提出的高鐵項(xiàng)目而遭到來自基層保守黨成員以及捐資者的強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)。 保守黨聯(lián)合主席費(fèi)得曼勛爵上周與保守黨聯(lián)合會(huì)召開了一系列緊急會(huì)議，這些聯(lián)合會(huì)來自計(jì)劃中的高鐵線路將通過的區(qū)域。此前，保守黨接到警告稱，有些區(qū)域的反抗一觸即發(fā)。 一名與會(huì)成員稱，在與白金漢宮保守黨聯(lián)合會(huì)的會(huì)議上，保守黨的資深黨員非常憤怒，他們表示針對(duì)這個(gè)耗資170億英鎊的HS2高鐵項(xiàng)目所提出的意見被忽視了。 切舍姆-阿默舍姆選民聯(lián)合會(huì)告知保守黨總部，該聯(lián)合會(huì)將終止其每年為中央基金提供一萬英鎊的承諾，而白金漢郡保守黨聯(lián)合會(huì)暗示，他們可能也會(huì)這么做。 在與白金漢宮保守黨聯(lián)合會(huì)的會(huì)議上，一位與會(huì)成員稱，“我們要傳達(dá)的信息一清二楚。我們徹底的醒悟了。我們努力地為保守黨助選，而卡梅倫卻這樣欺凌我們。我們并沒有鄰避情結(jié)，我們是出于開銷的原因而反對(duì)該項(xiàng)目。這是徹底的浪費(fèi)?！?/p> “費(fèi)得曼勛爵告訴我們，他將明確告知卡梅倫先生，我們非常不滿?！?/p> 來自受該高鐵計(jì)劃影響區(qū)域的基層保守黨成員說，這一計(jì)劃連接倫敦和伯明翰的高鐵項(xiàng)目削弱了許多保守黨大本營(yíng)已低迷的士氣，這些區(qū)域?qū)⒈桓哞F線路分割開來。 一些選區(qū)威脅說，如果高鐵項(xiàng)目繼續(xù)，他們將停止資金援助，另一些則說他們將消極怠工。 活動(dòng)人士警告說，如果高鐵項(xiàng)目繼續(xù)下去，下一次選舉時(shí)，成百上千名原本忠心的積極分子將拒絕幫助保守黨競(jìng)選。 聯(lián)合政府提出的高鐵項(xiàng)目將穿過十六個(gè)保守黨選區(qū)，其中四個(gè)選區(qū)席位由內(nèi)閣大臣占據(jù)，還有六個(gè)由次官占據(jù)。 該項(xiàng)目計(jì)劃每小時(shí)最多通行18列火車，列車將以每小時(shí)250英里的速度行經(jīng)英國(guó)鄉(xiāng)間，穿過奇爾特恩斯、白金漢郡和沃里克郡等保守黨最重要的區(qū)域。 相關(guān)閱讀 英國(guó)人職場(chǎng)壓力大 做夢(mèng)不忘工作 英國(guó)：男性一生有9個(gè)性伴 女性有4個(gè) 英國(guó)男性出門前打扮時(shí)間比女性更長(zhǎng) （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 實(shí)習(xí)生唐徐進(jìn) 編輯：Julie） |
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Vocabulary: on the verge of: 瀕臨于，接近于 mutiny: 叛亂，暴動(dòng) loud and clear: 一清二楚，再清楚不過了 ride roughshod over: 欺凌 Nimby: Not In My Back Yard的縮寫，被稱為鄰避情結(jié)，強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)在自己住處附近設(shè)立任何有危險(xiǎn)性、不好看或有其他不宜情形之事物（如監(jiān)獄、焚化爐或無家人收容所等） go-slow: 怠工的 |
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