Comments on: The New Party http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/12/the-new-party/ English, Rationalist and Liberal Conservative Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:55:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Daniel Lucraft http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/12/the-new-party/#comment-17344 Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:26:11 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/12/the-new-party/#comment-17344 Well their website includes something on devolution which I don't have time to read closely but seems to involve something called an 'english grand committee' ... Well their website includes something on devolution which I don’t have time to read closely but seems to involve something called an ‘english grand committee’ …

]]> by: Raw Carrot http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/12/the-new-party/#comment-17312 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:40:28 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/12/the-new-party/#comment-17312 Took a look at a couple of their policies... They're still too soppy for me. Consider this: <em>Despite these depressing statistics, endlessly increasing the size of the police force and building new prisons is not the answer.</em> Well, I'm sorry... but endlessly increasing the size of the police force and building new prisons is the answer. And, given they see no need to support their arguments, why should I? On the plus side, at least there seems to be some acknowledgement that the welfare state has corroded our society and seriously messed with incentives: <em>"The tax and welfare systems, far from supporting families, have contributed to these problems by undermining personal and civic responsibility."</em> Oh, and their asylum policy is rather loopy: <em>"We will return all asylum seekers arriving from safe countries and all those arriving without identifying documentation will also be rejected unless they can provide a satisfactory explanation..."</em> Right... and what <em>exactly</em> constitutes a satisfactory explanation? Perhaps "my dog ate them, sir" counts? Anyway, it's good to see new movements emerge - and with Cameron continuing to not paint his increasingly blank canvas, I figure any sort of policy debate is a good thing... Provided the Right comes out on top!!! Took a look at a couple of their policies… They’re still too soppy for me. Consider this:

Despite these depressing statistics, endlessly increasing the size of the police force and building new prisons is not the answer.

Well, I’m sorry… but endlessly increasing the size of the police force and building new prisons is the answer. And, given they see no need to support their arguments, why should I?

On the plus side, at least there seems to be some acknowledgement that the welfare state has corroded our society and seriously messed with incentives:

“The tax and welfare systems, far from supporting families, have contributed to these problems by undermining personal and civic responsibility.”

Oh, and their asylum policy is rather loopy:

“We will return all asylum seekers arriving from safe countries and all those arriving without identifying documentation will also be rejected unless they can provide a satisfactory explanation…”

Right… and what exactly constitutes a satisfactory explanation? Perhaps “my dog ate them, sir” counts?

Anyway, it’s good to see new movements emerge - and with Cameron continuing to not paint his increasingly blank canvas, I figure any sort of policy debate is a good thing… Provided the Right comes out on top!!!

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