Comments on: Davis versus Cameron

by: Christopher Brooks

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 21:19:51 +0000

What is the policy of the Conservative aspirants on “money creation”.
Do they let the banking cartels create the money supply from nothing and make their billions, or will the parliament create money on behalf of the people saving the community billions which could be spent on health facilities, etc.

by: Poosh

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 15:10:52 +0000

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

by: Gary Monro

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 14:31:28 +0000

I think there’s time. Davis said something very sensible the other night: he mentioned that tax cutting was controversial and so he thought the controversy should start now rather than a month before the next election.

And that is absolutely correct, in my view.I think also that the news that, with an ever-expanding NHS, people simply have to pay more for health is something we must start addressing rather than living the Labour lie that it can be free at the point of use and equal throughout the country. That’s a nice idea but you need to smoke pot to believe it. Or be a lefty.

by: ziadoz

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 11:02:24 +0000

As much as Davies is probably the man for the job, will he be in time for the next election? What worries me is Tory voters will pass up the chance for someone Davies, when I think Cameron might have more voter appeal, and a full head of hair. Even if Davies can KO the government time after time is that what people vote for anymore? Personality, charimsa and moral seem to be more important to your average voter in my eyes. After all everyones accepted that politicians lie day in day out, after 2 terms of Labour its become the norm.

by: Gary Monro

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:04:16 +0000

DE,

I think they shy away from too strong a stance because they need to avoid frightneing the horses. It’s a bit of a game, politics, as we know. In power we get to see something a bit more certain; it’s the pre-power campaigning that, I believe, gives a hint of what to expect if a candidate wins.

by: DE

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:54:46 +0000

I’ve already commented on the show. I agree that Cameron looked a bit lost, possibly because he prefers staged managed events. Davis underlined his experience.

Whether the Conservatives become electable again is largely down to how the rest of the party perform under direction. I’m not interested in Davis’s ideas on tax; he won’t be the exchequer. Cameron can blather about drugs; he then will leave the details to his minister. Major famously had no control over his egotistical ‘bastards’ because he wasted time talking about nuns cycling at dawn.

What I don’t see from either candidate are enough central themes that would allow an MP to take a line. (And I don’t mean that sort of line).

by: Whatsthatsmell?

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:00:19 +0000

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