I think that it less to do with change as such, but the type of change. Both sides of the fence have pretty much the same problems with any change.

To me it is more like this.......

A conservative hears somrthing (possibly a change) and has a reaction, usually a negative one, to it. Then will then look around for someone who shares that reaction. This confirms that their first reaction was correct and this will not now change much from the first reaction and will not be given too much further thought, largely because they are not alone in their thinking.

A liberal will have a reaction, maybe the same one as the conservative, but will not trust this reaction. They will then look around for the opposite reaction, which will enable them to start on a long process of thinking and subtle adjustments. The more people that are in agreement, the more suspicious and unsure, they will become.

If this this correct, I would just like to say that, I am in total agreement with the statement that Kevin is a now Tory.