Maelog
05-01-2006, 22:17
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm becoming deeply concerned about the actions David Cameron has been taken since he has become leader. To me, it appears as if him (and a small group of friends including Messrs Osborne and Letwin) have decieved the party into voting for him, without fully admitting what his aims are. It now appears that he truly sees himself as the heir to Blair, rather than the next Conservative Prime Minister.
Everything Cameron has done so far appears to have been motivated by either populism or a desire to emulate Blair... Asking Bob Geldof for advice was a perfect example. Another was his attempt to distance himself from Thatcher, who to almost every party member was the perfect example of what Tory leaders should aspire to be.
Many of us in the party were hoping for someone who would stand up to Blair, whilst offering the British public a genuine alternative government: not one that seeks to ape the present one. I fear that in 2009 when the British people are forced to choose between New Labour, New Labour in blue and the Lib Dems, the second will not emerge victorious.
Everything Cameron has done so far appears to have been motivated by either populism or a desire to emulate Blair... Asking Bob Geldof for advice was a perfect example. Another was his attempt to distance himself from Thatcher, who to almost every party member was the perfect example of what Tory leaders should aspire to be.
Many of us in the party were hoping for someone who would stand up to Blair, whilst offering the British public a genuine alternative government: not one that seeks to ape the present one. I fear that in 2009 when the British people are forced to choose between New Labour, New Labour in blue and the Lib Dems, the second will not emerge victorious.