He knows that he can count on the support of a 'hard core' of party loyalists.
The 'core' of the government's plan is to provide loans for small businesses.
an apple 'corer' [=a device that is used to remove the core from an apple]
(..) - Inner Party members? - Not with those bastards. Though there's plenty who would. I hate purity. I hate goodness. I don't want virtue to exist anywhere. - I want everyone corrupt. - I ought to suit you, then. - I'm corrupt to the core. - Do you like doing this? I don't mean just me. I adore it. (..)1984 1984