So you can't give any specifics other than (paraphrasing) "The tories are for this, and all other parties are against it", and we are just to trust that?

Sorry, but I refuse to be one of those residents that just accept what politicians say on face value without asking them to back up their claims.

Sadly, politicians and the like have a reputation for being dishonest (note, I'm not saying that you're being dishonest), I'm just asking you to back up the statement that you have made, as it is a rather sweeping and general statement that appears on the surface to be political point scoring.