The Conservative party seems determined to rip itself apart.
Not content with ignoring the majority of its membership by its pursuit of the ludicrous notion of 'gay marriage', someone in the Tory hierarchy has now been quoted as having referred to activists who are unhappy about the UK's membership of the EU as being 'mad, swivel-eyed loons'. Of course, the quote has been denied but we all know that official denial is the ultimate proof of truth.
There can be little doubt that the party mandarins are losing all connection with their grassroots and that formerly loyal party members are leaving in droves, many joining Ukip instead. The pursuit of marriage between homosexuals can hardly be seen as a major political issue and yet Cameroon and his pals at No 10 have taken this on as if it were a matter of supreme importance, to the chagrin of much of their party. On Europe, Cameroon says much but has, so far, done little and must be fairly sure that his latest gimmick, a private member's bill backed by the party, will ultimately fail to make progress. When the latest news from Europe is of a crazy scheme to regulate the way in which olive oil can be served in restaurants as from 1st January 2014, how can anyone believe that continued membership makes any sense ? And don't forget that the supposed budget cut achieved by Cameroon is still being disputed by others in the European hierarchy, though this is hardly mentioned in the British media.
Cameroon has surrounded himself with a group of old school pals, a real 'Eton Mess', and this lot are so out of touch with the real world in which 99.9% of us live that not one of them can be considered to be a true 'representative of the people'. They are petty dictators, determined to implement their own ideas regardless of what ordinary people think; perhaps the ordinary people are just beginning to wake up and take notice and, perhaps, the ordinary people may just be about to take back some control of their lives.
Perhaps.
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