What is wrong with the Tories?
If anyone has to deal with the economic crisis, the Tories are best placed to do so. However, even with Lib Dem influence, the high-handed approach of their leader and our Prime Minister are manifest to see. Thankfully there are other Tories in the government with a more popular and sensitive touch.
There is more to dealing with this crisis than mere money and efficiency savings. There are human beings and social conscience. How do the Tories relate to the ordinary man? Surprising though it may appear, the Tories discourage applications for membership to their own party! If they cannot even respond to interested applicants at the grass-roots level, how can we expect them to cater for the needs of the population at large? Vested interests come to mind.
The Tories have an uneasy internal peace over Europe, but this was brokered by the unrecognised efforts of William Hague when he was leader of the party. David Cameron has picked the fruit ripened by the efforts of the intervening Tory leaders, and he was effectively chosen by a televised beauty parade when he was hardly known, his policies unknown, but he was telegenic and ‘looked the part’ for younger voters. This is the fruit of a generation of dumbing down British society. Although he has talked tough about Europe, David Cameron has already U-turned on his promised referendum.
He has made many a gaffe in public, over America and our ‘junior partner’ role in 1940, his tour in Pakistan, his travelling with businessmen trading in arms on his recent visit to Egypt, his choice of Andy Coulson as communications director, etc., all indicating that he is over-rated for the job of Prime Minister. The press is being kind on him; Gordon Brown would never have got away with this. His natural fall guy at the present is the discomfitted Nick Clegg, whose cohorts are learning the reality of government and that promises in opposition are easy but not cheap when you are called upon to honour them. The SNP are discovering the same in Holyrood, but not with the same disastrous consequences as the Lib Dems.
“The public always feel betrayed when political parties abandon their Manifesto commitments once they are in government, with the excuse that circumstances have changed. This shows lack of foresight, irresponsibility regarding Manifesto pledges and the hope that the issue will have blown over by the time of the next election. Governing Parties need to be held to account before the next election. The Christian Party will support debate on legislation to prevent Governing Parties introducing legislation contrary to the most recent Manifesto upon which they were elected.”
This will put a check upon irresponsible political promises just as we need to put a check upon bankers bonuses and the hand-out society we have become. The CP also believes that hustings need to be more frequent and accountable.
David Cameron doesn’t want to be tarred with the accusation of dithering laid against Tony Blair, and so the biggest problem with the Tories is that there are not enough checks upon their break-neck top-down reforms. The discredited Lib Dems and their brokered deal to stay the five year course is no check upon the Tories’ zeal. The Lib Dems like to claim that they are putting liberal brakes on Tory draconian cuts, but the beneficiaries will be the Tories and not the Lib Dems. The Lib Dems will claim the public are the beneficiaries. Not at all for Christians - if this unholy and illiberal alliance continues. 72% of the population claim to be Christian but both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister want to force faith schools to teach that homosexuality is normal. When we emerge from our economic downturn, what sort of illiberal society will reap the benefits of the next boom?
The real check which needs to be put upon politicians is one which used to exist a few generations ago. This was the weekly reminder from the Christian pulpits of this land what are our obligations towards God and man, of our accountabilty to each, and the sobering check upon the natural greed and corruption in the human spirit which comes from listening to the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ Who went about doing good and teaching us to love God and our neighbour as ourselves. This will be very much more useful than listening to the immoralising propaganda and interference from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Deuteronomy 17:19-20.
If anyone has to deal with the economic crisis, the Tories are best placed to do so. However, even with Lib Dem influence, the high-handed approach of their leader and our Prime Minister are manifest to see. Thankfully there are other Tories in the government with a more popular and sensitive touch.
There is more to dealing with this crisis than mere money and efficiency savings. There are human beings and social conscience. How do the Tories relate to the ordinary man? Surprising though it may appear, the Tories discourage applications for membership to their own party! If they cannot even respond to interested applicants at the grass-roots level, how can we expect them to cater for the needs of the population at large? Vested interests come to mind.
The Tories have an uneasy internal peace over Europe, but this was brokered by the unrecognised efforts of William Hague when he was leader of the party. David Cameron has picked the fruit ripened by the efforts of the intervening Tory leaders, and he was effectively chosen by a televised beauty parade when he was hardly known, his policies unknown, but he was telegenic and ‘looked the part’ for younger voters. This is the fruit of a generation of dumbing down British society. Although he has talked tough about Europe, David Cameron has already U-turned on his promised referendum.
He has made many a gaffe in public, over America and our ‘junior partner’ role in 1940, his tour in Pakistan, his travelling with businessmen trading in arms on his recent visit to Egypt, his choice of Andy Coulson as communications director, etc., all indicating that he is over-rated for the job of Prime Minister. The press is being kind on him; Gordon Brown would never have got away with this. His natural fall guy at the present is the discomfitted Nick Clegg, whose cohorts are learning the reality of government and that promises in opposition are easy but not cheap when you are called upon to honour them. The SNP are discovering the same in Holyrood, but not with the same disastrous consequences as the Lib Dems.
- Andy Coulson charged with perjury during his time when employed by David Cameron.
- Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, a personal friend and neighbour of David Cameron, charged with phone hacking during their time as former editors with News of the World.
“The public always feel betrayed when political parties abandon their Manifesto commitments once they are in government, with the excuse that circumstances have changed. This shows lack of foresight, irresponsibility regarding Manifesto pledges and the hope that the issue will have blown over by the time of the next election. Governing Parties need to be held to account before the next election. The Christian Party will support debate on legislation to prevent Governing Parties introducing legislation contrary to the most recent Manifesto upon which they were elected.”
This will put a check upon irresponsible political promises just as we need to put a check upon bankers bonuses and the hand-out society we have become. The CP also believes that hustings need to be more frequent and accountable.
David Cameron doesn’t want to be tarred with the accusation of dithering laid against Tony Blair, and so the biggest problem with the Tories is that there are not enough checks upon their break-neck top-down reforms. The discredited Lib Dems and their brokered deal to stay the five year course is no check upon the Tories’ zeal. The Lib Dems like to claim that they are putting liberal brakes on Tory draconian cuts, but the beneficiaries will be the Tories and not the Lib Dems. The Lib Dems will claim the public are the beneficiaries. Not at all for Christians - if this unholy and illiberal alliance continues. 72% of the population claim to be Christian but both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister want to force faith schools to teach that homosexuality is normal. When we emerge from our economic downturn, what sort of illiberal society will reap the benefits of the next boom?
The real check which needs to be put upon politicians is one which used to exist a few generations ago. This was the weekly reminder from the Christian pulpits of this land what are our obligations towards God and man, of our accountabilty to each, and the sobering check upon the natural greed and corruption in the human spirit which comes from listening to the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ Who went about doing good and teaching us to love God and our neighbour as ourselves. This will be very much more useful than listening to the immoralising propaganda and interference from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Deuteronomy 17:19-20.
- 5 Mar 2012: The anomaly in Child Benefit created by Chancellor George Osborne has taken a long time to sink into his consciousness. Commentators saw the problem immediately it was announced, that a family with a single earner taking home more than £42,475 would lose child benefit, but a couple each earning slightly less than the top rate could together take home £80,000 and keep the benefit. Now the Government is reconsidering this unpopular tax measure, but it may be because modifying the tax has been shown to be “hugely popular”. The inability of George Osborne to see the effect of this measure, prior to announcing it, leaves us with little confidence in his competence and compassion. The “difficulty” in finding a solution is because the Tories cannot use the total family income because they intend changing the definition of marriage and they have abandoned the concept of the traditional family.
- 8 Apr 2012: George Osborne did not know enough about his salary to answer questions clearly whether it was in the 50p tax band. Can we have confidence in his handling of the economy?
- 11 Sep 2012: a new threat to David Cameron with the formation of the Conservative Voice group.
- 13 Sep 2012: Analysis of various threats to David Cameron’s leadership.
- 28 Nov 2012: it is now the Tories’ turn to copy the SNP. After the Scottish Tories resisted the minimum pricing of alcohol, English Tories are now proposing to follow suit.