A topsy-turvy world indeed when David Davis is standingup for civil liberties - and the appalling Kelvin McKenzie backs the official line from the Labour Government.
My MP, with dozens of others, supported the 42 days in the face of serious pressure from the Whips. And now? Events, as they say, are always the deus ex machina which turns everything round so now despite his "victory" Brown is facing the prospect of an unmitiagated by-election drubbing for the sake of a policy which very few on the Labour benches actually supported.
One of the many stories which Tony Benn tells is the advice his father gave him many years ago ie to "dare to be a Daniel." Sound counselling indeed. But there were only 37 Labour MPs who had the courage of their convictions the other day and those who didn't are not in a better place at all as a result of their surrender. Quite the contrary
Today's Scotland On Sunday has an excellent piece by one Tom Brown (no relation) asto where Gordon should go to salvage what remains of his Premiership. It's familiar
ground to anyone on the Left but its commonsense shrieks out The tragedy is I just do not think anyone in the Government is listening anymore. As for the PLP well they seem to have donned their lemming costumes and walked a little but further towards the abyss. It could all be so very different......
.http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/12700/Tom-Brown-The-amount-I.4186789.jp
Sunday, 15 June 2008
DAVIS THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
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So what Davis may oppose 42 days
but supports repeal of Human Rights Act
reintroduction oif Clause 28
and brining back hanging
being dead is a prity basic civil liberty
But hay left a couple mad Labour MPs and Lib Dems back the Thatherite
Hang Nelson Mandela was the old Tory Student slogan
no where was Mr Davis
The point is to keep this issue live. The Lords will throw it out - then its back to the commons.
And it is then that people like Chris Mccafferty must say to the whips that she won't be doing their bidding, and if it means the demise of Brown , tough.
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