Well now, hasn't "Call Me Dave" Cameron gotten himself into a real mess following his ever-so-clever idea to abandon English Grammar Schools in order to win plaudits for the left? Faced with a continuing revolt among MPs and grassroots Tories, David Willetts, the education spokesman, has announced that in some specific areas, new grammars could be built after all. Two weeks ago Mr Willetts and Mr Cameron said selection by ability did not work and that no more grammar schools would be built under a Tory government.
Listen, I couldn't be more pleased than to see Cameron swing on this. His betrayal of our Grammar's is symptomatic of his more general betrayal of Conservative values. This man is a Vichy Conservative, and he has been destroying the Party that he leads. As if you needed any further evidence of Cameron's true values, just consider the fact that he has appointed former editor of the "News of the World", Andy Coulson, as their head of communications and planning. The "News of the World" is a scumbag rag. The fit with Cameron is perfect.
Test comment to see if this one's quicker.
Posted by: The Cynical Libertarian | June 01, 2007 at 11:32 PM
I'm just checking the speed of the site before voting DV
Posted by: SBK | June 02, 2007 at 01:49 AM
Typepad seems quicker. But that would probably change with increased site traffic. I recall Squarespace was quicker when you first moved there.
Posted by: | June 02, 2007 at 01:51 AM
I'm deeply troubled by the Conservative Party. In the early 80's there was a very clear strategy for sorting out the mess. Mrs T pursued this strategy relentlessly and this solid, unfluffy approach was what won her support and vilification. Her strategy was very clear - control the economy via interest rates and stop the unions from destroying businesses.
Unfortunately Mrs T failed to groom a successor and left the party with no strong leader.
Cameron will win a future election by default. I just wish that somebody in a position of influence with the Tories would find the next smart strategy for the country.
From where I'm sitting it needs to keep the economic fundamentals at the top of the agenda, but with the improvement in quality of life it also has to have a clear social backbone to address the old staples of health and education, with a specific focus to reverse the breakdown in personal responsibility that plagues the UK.
Otherwise I sense we'll have a swing from left to right and back again for elections to come.
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Posted by: | September 15, 2008 at 09:26 AM
im confuzed i just dont understand :S
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