1.   An unknown factor, analysts said, is the tribulations of the ruling Conservative government.

2.   Conservative governments and local authorities have recently taken a renewed interest in charges.

3.   She accepted a cabinet post with the new Conservative government.

4.   Successive Conservative governments implemented policies which reversed the slight trend for income redistribution to poorer groups.

5.   The belief in a less restrictive conservative government has foundation.

6.   The Conservative government has made a half-hearted attempt to tax company cars - half-hearted because it fears upsetting natural Tory voters.

7.   The Conservative government resolved the issue by statute.

8.   The first two Conservative governments presided over an economy which produced ever increasing numbers of unemployed people.