David Cameron would win a general election by 54 seats, based on voting patterns in last week’s local elections, according to a study published this weekend.
Cameron ‘on course’ for No 10-News-UK-TimesOnline.
I’m not sure how I feel about this prediction. On the one hand, I am hopeful that the thoroughly noxious New Labour will be thrown headlong from power. On the other, will we merely be replacing like with like? What has Cameron offered as an alternative? What does he stand for?
I suppose there is one glimmer of light… Well, two actually; he has pledged to rid us of the Identity Cards Act (2006) and that is a good thing – if he follows through and ignores the siren whispers of the civil service mandarins who will doubtless wish to keep their expensive little toy that is. But that’s just the tip of a very dirty iceberg. What would be nice is a great repeal act that sweeps the New Labour “reforms” from the statue book, that restores habeas corpus, reduces the power of government, restores the rule of law and burden of proof. For a start, the “summary justice” introduced by Blair to appeal to the populist headline writers needs to go; it is nothing more than a legalised lynch mob and the word “justice” has no place in it. If allowed to fester it will inevitably create miscarriages of justice as hearsay “evidence” from people harbouring grudges is allowed to convict the innocent.
Yes, if Cameron sweeps aside the mess made by this thoroughly obnoxious administration, restores the liberties previously enjoyed by Britons and stands up to the EU in order to preserve them as his party is supposed to do, then this is good news. If he merely carries on where his predecessor leaves off, then it is bad news, with one minor exception; we will enjoy a brief honeymoon period while he gets his feet under the table or snout in the trough, whichever is the most appropriate.
I’m quite uneasy about Cameron. He seems a bit in the original Blair mold.