Cllr. Gavin Ayling

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.

David Davis has resigned his constituency seat expecting, one must assume, overwhelming support for the position rational politicians have taken over the suggestion that imprisoning innocent people for forty two days is acceptable in a free democracy. Davis deserves our support and respect for this brave decision.

Last night’s debate, and the brave Labour rebels in particular, showed that democrats from across the spectrum care passionately about rights and freedoms. MPs of all parties hold courage and conviction about these values and few more so than David Davis.

Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty

That’s what Shami Chakrabati said just now on BBC Breakfast.

But is it wrong? People who take advantage of our generosity — criminals of non-British origin — have no right to our protection. They should know what their home country is like and, while this sounds illiberal, they have a choice about whether to commit a crime.

And, shop-lifting is not a minor crime, no matter what Ms. Liberty claims.

I’m uncomfortable with the death penalty. It causes two major problems:

1) We absolutely cannot, ever again, execute an innocent person.
2) If we doubt the guilt of a convicted person, are we suggesting there is something wrong with our judicial system?

A three-strikes and you’re dead policy is sometimes advocated (though not in such colourful language) and I have some sympathy with it except….
Except that it doesn’t account for cases of gross, burning-in-hell’s-too-good-for-them acts of inhumanity like this. If we had an elected head of state we could defer judgements like this to him or her, but as we do not I think the safest option is to keep the option open until there is (or elected judges…).

Lethal injection

I’m always pleased to bask in correct predictions - see my article on 30 September…

And to celebrate the victory Optimates‘ Daniel Lucraft, Tory Convert and myself have launched The Cameron Leadership.

This blog is the source for information about David Cameron’s stewardship of the Conservative party towards an election victory in 2009 or 2010. I hope you’ll join me there.

Of course GavPOLITICS will continue to report on non-Cameron matters, the EU, England, low-tax economics, science and everything else you have come to expect!

The result will be made today…

By Daniel’s definition I’m a neo-con, but I don’t believe that tax cuts in themselves reduce the amount of tax revenue that can be spent on public services…

If you reduce taxes, very quickly people use their money more wisely than the government did and create wealth that they then are taxed upon. This self-fulfilling loop of fiscal benefit obviously has its limitations (as taxes get too low), but there’s no risk that the UK is anywhere near that!

On the day David Davis announced a U-turn on the Campaign for an English Parliament (www.thecep.org.uk), I am pleased to announce that I posted my vote for Cameron this morning.

I have given my reasons for the need for an English Parliament before. For details click here.

What an absolute liberty. Tony Blair thinks he knows better than the majority of MPs what the people in this country want. The people of this country do not want to be locked up without trial. They don’t want their relationships, career and freedom to be at risk on the whim of the police who, we must assume, will be pressurised in some circumstances, to imprison ‘terrorists’ who the media has decided to start a witch-hunt upon.

Tony Blair has no right whatsoever to suggest that MPs voted for by the majority of those interested (so regardless of turn-out) in their constituency, do not know what the people want. Tony Blair is obviously the one who has lost touch.

Crisis? What crisis?