According to William Hague, the Conservative leader, David Cameron is “ready to be PM”, perhaps someone should enlighten the Conservative party by informing them there is a world of difference between being ready and being capable.
Don’t get me wrong, I do believe that the Labour party will lose then next general elections, but this is simply not the same as the Conservative party winning the election based on merit and a clear mandate. Voters fed up with the lies and spin of the Labour party are desperately looking around for an alternative. The Liberal Democrats still seem intent on increasing taxes whether this is through local taxation or local taxes, probably both. The bottom line is no party can seriously expect to get voted in on a policy of increased taxation, although they will probably be able to rely on the votes of people who don’t contribute to the taxes they are proposing.
So we are left with the Conservative party and yet, apart from a few headlines, it is still difficult to determine what they actually stand for. Their reluctance to make clear their policies and then stand by them implies an uncertainty that does not bode well for a government in waiting. Better to fight for what they truly believe in and campaign on that agenda, than to take the Labour line and wait for the newspapers to tell the government what is best for 60 million people.
The Tories have indicated that they would abolish the discredited ID scheme, abolish stamp duty for first-time buyers and raise inheritance tax. That is the first week taken care of, then what; they have a potential 5 years in government? Try as I might I just cannot see Cameron being a good prime minister. He just doesn’t seem to believe in anything, I believe he is guilty of gesture politics, a cynical and manipulative sideshow. Yes he speaks eloquently, yes he is young and yes I am sure he will become prime minister, but I have yet to see anything that would indicate to me that he will make a good prime minister.
When Hague suggested that David Cameron was one of the best people he had worked with at a senior political level, I was left questioning his judgement, which is a real pity, because I have always admired and liked William Hague. If he has seen something that the rest of us haven’t, then tell us why he is one of the “best people”? I am happy to be corrected, I remember believing that Michael Portillo was of the most pompous, arrogant people I had ever heard, yet my opinion changed completely when I watched him on television after he had left politics. I guess we all get it wrong sometimes.
Loading ...David Cameron will make a good Prime Minister?
- I strongly agree (33%, 54 Votes)
- I strongly disagree (33%, 54 Votes)
- I agree (17%, 28 Votes)
- I disagree (9%, 15 Votes)
- I am neutral (8%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 164
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September 7th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Tories? No thanks. Labour? No thanks. LibDems? No thanks. UKIP? No thanks. Respect? No thanks. BNP? No thanks.
Whoever you vote for the politicians win.
September 7th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Wobbly: Fair comment, I think a good proportion of the electorate would agree with your sentiments, but we have to try and do something.
October 14th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
But what is a clear Mandate? The last election was won by Labour with 35.3% of the vote against 32.3% voting Conservative.
For a long time now, UK governments have changed when the governing party do not appear to be able to govern effectively. Opposition parties don’t win elections, governing parties lose them. The next one will be no different.
The Conservative do have many proposals now (look at their education policy) and it is somewhat of a cliche to suggest they don’t - they just don’t get reported. But that’s not a problem for them, for it is headline grabbing policies that matter to most of the electorate and they will come in time. The trick for them is to make sure they don’t announce bad policies, and just let Labour lose.
If after the they continue fail to articulate a purpose, then in another 5 years we may well have another change in government.
October 14th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Another Day: Thanks for your comments. I agree with some of what you say, the Conservatives have recently announced a few policies, but they still lack enough detail for anyone to take onboard what they are all about. The electorate are now far more sceptible than they were, woolly words just don’t do it anymore.
But it is the last sentence of your 3rd paragraph where we will have to agree to differ. I believe it is a weak party and leadership that simply waits for the other guy to fall, I would prefer to see Cameron & co sell us their policies not simply impose them on us on the basis that he and his party knows better!
If he is too frightened to tell us about them whilst he still has an opportunity to sell them, then surely that says something about the publics likely response to the policies. In fact, my point is probably better made with your comment “trick for them is to make sure they don’t announce bad policies, and just let Labour lose”. I want to vote conservative and always have, but Cameron has to convince me that he is a man of substance, not simply one that will do or say anything to win….or worst still, believes that he can win by sitting back and saying as little as possible. Do we really want a man like that?
October 3rd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
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October 6th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Mr Cameron as no idea what the people of Britain needs, his conservative party will bring only more sorrow to those poor people then what Labour is currently doing.
Do we want the same thing to happen to Britain when Thatcher had governed, NO THANK YOU.
Cameron as no respect for the poor minority of people who claim benefits in order to survive each week, i would like to see him and the rest of the conservative party do the same…
I wonder how long they could live on £89 each week.
Get real Cameron