Just a quick post…
- Fox had all the policies
- Davis had some policies;
- Cameron only has a few.
But at the moment I think Cameron has best grasped the Conservative Party’s needs before the next election.
I heard a question asked of a Cameron speaker this morning who mentioned compulsion on pension contributions and positive discrimination. These are two questions I want Cameron to answer before he gets my backing.
Posted In: Political
October 20th, 2005 at 7:04 pm
I say give the lad a chance. Cameron didn’t have many policies, but what is the point publishing off-the-cusp policies 5 years before the next general election? He would be criticised by the media by an about-face or run the risk of campaigning on inappropriate or poorly thought out policies.
What he did was give people a vague idea of where he wants to go with the Conservative party. If he wins, the next step would be to transform those ideas into policies over 2(ish) years.
Cameron has said he wants to look at all the options including ones involving a compulsory contribution, but he would refrain from making a decision until some further investigation and thought. Same can be said for positive discrrimination. I just hope he makes the right decision.
October 20th, 2005 at 7:44 pm
Absolutely agree - it is that “just hope” that worries me most. I have just read some of the Spectator (which is never a good plan if I want to remain impartial, supporting Cameron, as they are) and I feel more confident that taking a risk now is the best policy.
Davis has flatlined and, while some might say that that isn’t the be-all and end-all - policies matter too, I have to question whether the electorate care about policies that much - they voted for Blair…
October 20th, 2005 at 8:46 pm
Nooooo. Look at Cameron on the telly. He’s just a Traitor Blair clone. He’s false and slimey. Trust me, he’s just a Tory version of Blair.
October 20th, 2005 at 9:00 pm
But is a traitor Blair clone what we need to have more Conservatives in the cabinet than socialists? I would never have used this argument for Clarke, but I think Blair’s popularity has come about from women who think he’s trustworthy coupled with Major’s fiscal mismanagement.
If Cameron can gain power and show that the Tories can be trusted on the economy then maybe the Tories have a healthier long-term chance of repairing Blair’s problems.
If Cameron does support positive discrimination or compulsion then he’s a Blairite as you say, but if he continues to say the right thing (which I hope he may) then maybe we have a chance?
October 21st, 2005 at 8:55 am
Yes, I think the next few weeks will not be so much about policies as personalities. After being away from power the Tories only have one agenda, to have an electable leader. They see this in Cameron - as do most of General Public, rather than Davis.
So for the next few weeks Cameron will go on a big charm offense, Davis doesn’t have any, and hold babies, sexy winks at the ladies etc… He should win it unless a skeleton pops out the closet.