After a relatively long period where the only issue was how much Labour were going to lose by, we now have two major issues running alongside each other.
Whatever you think of David Davis’ decision to resign he has definitely kept the issue alive. The question “Is it okay to imprison innocent civilians?” would have become just another abuse of freedom had Davis not made his unusual decision.
And he’s highlighted another problem — the BBC and ITV who are supposed to be completely unbiased have continually described the situation as ‘bizarre’. As part of BBC dumbing down they have long sought to explain the implications of situations in news articles rather than just presenting the facts. But on this issue it is quite clear that they are going beyond simple explanation and clarification. If the situation is unusual (and it is) then that is fine, but to say that Davis may have “committed political suicide” or that “David Cameron… is furious” is to make leaps beyond the facts.
Let us be clear too: This is about locking away innocent people. There will be no trial, no evidence will be presented to the victim (of the state) and no news will be delivered to him. This man is losing all rights without being able to help show why he is innocent; and he shouldn’t need to do that.
European Constitution
The other key issue is the European Constitution aka the Lisbon Treaty. The Irish Prime Minister said the other day that the Lisbon Treaty is 95% the same as the Constitution. And the public in Ireland look like they have done for us what we were denied by our liar Prime Minister. Thank God.
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#1 by QuestionThat on June 16th, 2008 - 11:53 am
Hi.
Would it be OK for me to use the image in this post to construct a badge for my blog’s sidebar?
#2 by Jack Worthing on June 18th, 2008 - 10:55 pm
Personally I’m delighted that Davis is keeping this alive – I’m very much concerned that liberties are being eroded under this government, and people seem unaware of it.
Your (party’s) problem, Gavin, is that they are unsure of how to approach this; while there is a libertarian wing to the Conservatives who are right behind Davis, there is also an authoritarian tendency who want to see these ‘controls’ brought in, and who resent Davis as a rebel against the party authority as well. I think the latter seem to outnumber the former at the moment.
#3 by Gav on June 24th, 2008 - 4:36 pm
QuestionThat, I don’t know for certain who owns that graphic…