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There's only a handful of senior Tories I like, foremost being Boris Johnson, and certainly not Theresa May. Honestly, I'd much rather have Farage than Cameron, the personification of blandness, at the top of the Tory party. At least Boris has a bit of colour to him and has openly stated he'd be quite happy to work with Farage. I'd be much fonder of the Tories if the laissez faire, free market wing of their party took it back.Last edited by Zero Liability; 18 April 2015, 23:13.Comment
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Originally posted by Roger Mellie View Post
The old Tory party died a death at the 2005 GE.
Funny how this Cameron character appeared completely out of the blue to upset the apple cart (because DD was a shoe in for the leadership) with all the organs of the media cheering him on on the basis of ONE speech. So much so that the membership believed the hype and voted him into the top job.Comment
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Originally posted by Zero Liability View PostThere's only a handful of senior Tories I like, foremost being Boris Johnson, and certainly not Theresa May. Honestly, I'd much rather have Farage than Cameron, the personification of blandness, at the top of the Tory party. At least Boris has a bit of colour to him and has openly stated he'd be quite happy to work with Farage. I'd be much fonder of the Tories if the laissez faire, free market wing of their party took it back.
Isn't odd how the previous two successful Tory PMs were in fact non-Eton folk? John Major and Margaret Thatcher. In fact, the last working class PM this country had was indeed John Major, so far the only PM to have experienced life on the dole. Yet we voted him out in favour of a Red Tory with no life experience whatsoever?
Boris is a baffon who happens to have a 'Russell Brand' comedy style to his personality. Yeah, he's a funny guy but he represents only his privileged upbringing. An upbringing I have no problem with, but an upbringing which does not represent the majority of the nation.
Farage is sort of nearly there, but again I don't think he himself can point back to a time where he has really struggled in life.
What we need is just the normal man/women on the street who knows what it's like to struggle a little. However, the Political Class have effectively barred such people from standing.
That's a very sad fact. We don't vote on merit, just on who makes us laugh and who looks or sounds 'cool'."Progressiveness is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead socialists such as Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Vladimir Lenin and Adolf Hitler."
Originally posted by BlasterBatesCan someone please ban this idiot...
He's just a bigot looking to insult people.Comment
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Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostOr, perhaps, when David Davis lost the leadership contest."Progressiveness is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead socialists such as Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Vladimir Lenin and Adolf Hitler."
Originally posted by BlasterBatesCan someone please ban this idiot...
He's just a bigot looking to insult people.Comment
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Originally posted by Roger Mellie View PostDid you witness DD's leadership speeches? He effectively bored people out of voting for him.Comment
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Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostI have to admit that they weren't particularly memorable. That said, I liked his politics and he was also someone who supposedly knew a bit about real life .
During the leadership election, Cameron was seen as slick and kept the audience awake whilst he spoke without notes. On the hand, DD rattled on in a monotone voice and quite literally sent his audience to sleep.
At that time the Tories had lost 3 GEs in a row to Blair. The Tory rank and file were screaming out for an answer to Blair: David Cameron."Progressiveness is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead socialists such as Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Vladimir Lenin and Adolf Hitler."
Originally posted by BlasterBatesCan someone please ban this idiot...
He's just a bigot looking to insult people.Comment
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Originally posted by Roger Mellie View PostAt that time the Tories had lost 3 GEs in a row to Blair. The Tory rank and file were screaming out for an answer to Blair: David Cameron.Comment
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Originally posted by Roger Mellie View PostInteresting. I'm trying to understand how you think an Eton man can represent you in any shape or form? Such people don't go through life wondering how they'll meet the next mortgage payment, in fact I doubt they even think about what needs to be prepared for their pack lunch for work the next day.
Isn't odd how the previous two successful Tory PMs were in fact non-Eton folk? John Major and Margaret Thatcher. In fact, the last working class PM this country had was indeed John Major, so far the only PM to have experienced life on the dole. Yet we voted him out in favour of a Red Tory with no life experience whatsoever?
Boris is a baffon who happens to have a 'Russell Brand' comedy style to his personality. Yeah, he's a funny guy but he represents only his privileged upbringing. An upbringing I have no problem with, but an upbringing which does not represent the majority of the nation.
Farage is sort of nearly there, but again I don't think he himself can point back to a time where he has really struggled in life.
What we need is just the normal man/women on the street who knows what it's like to struggle a little. However, the Political Class have effectively barred such people from standing.
That's a very sad fact. We don't vote on merit, just on who makes us laugh and who looks or sounds 'cool'.
There's very few Tories with any proximity to power that I could consider as possessing the traits I mentioned and like I said, I'd rather Farage replaced Cameron, but seeing as that is an impossibility, I'll go for the next best thing. Daniel Hannan could be, perhaps, but he isn't anywhere near to being considered for PM, although he is certainly someone I consider to be a very clear thinker. I like Steve Baker as well, but not necessarily PM material. I think Farage, as a former commodities trader, is a pretty tenacious individual and certainly a clearer thinker than most in politics. I just want someone who will eventually say, enough is enough, we are rolling back the government once we've cleaned up the mess, and we do not propose to make the state as custodian a permanent way of life. I have zero interest in politicians who want to provide me with "cradle to grave" plans or who, even more ridiculously, believe they can manage the economy in some conceited technocratic fashion, out of feigned "concern" for the state's class of dependants.
Another thing is that, in practice, the bureaucracy and administrative elite possess a significant amount of power and vested interests against any reform of the system as it currently is. At the moment, is there that much difference between someone who is a 'clown' and someone who makes a thousand and one promises, but then breaks them all upon entering power? Most party policies seem to be short-termist and geared at winning the next election, on a 5 year cycle, and this is a significant issue. Economic policies, in particular, suffer from time lags, are often sold on the basis of stated benefits and ignored or unseen (opportunity) costs, and can easily go awry if frustrated later down the line by another party, making it so much easier for one to blame the other. Perhaps those are the issues that need to be examined before thinking that any single PM will make much of a difference, but I certainly have my preferences in the interim. I hope if Scotland does go, it'll leave the Tories time to reorganise a little and re-evaluate their direction of travel.Last edited by Zero Liability; 19 April 2015, 00:06.Comment
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Originally posted by Zero Liability View PostThere are plenty of politicians who make much of their "working class background", as if it qualifies them to govern others any more than Etonian one."Progressiveness is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead socialists such as Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Vladimir Lenin and Adolf Hitler."
Originally posted by BlasterBatesCan someone please ban this idiot...
He's just a bigot looking to insult people.Comment
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