Category Archives: David Cameron
Who are you kidding Mr Cameron?
A party political broadcast from the party of government attacking the party in opposition is not standard practice. This is not the first time, that as a party of government, the Tories have dedicated time and resources to an out … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, Coalition government, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Politics
Should Ed consider a Cameron strategy?
It may be preposterous to compare the prime minister and the new leader of the opposition, yet they do share at least one thing in common. They both put pen to a defeated election manifesto and shortly afterwards became leader … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Labour, Politics
Cameron to go Fox hunting?
Just when the Tories had hoped the papers would be awash with back to front coverage of what Guido and many on the right are referring to as a “Geek tragedy” – a racy and confidential letter from a Secretary … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, Coalition government, Cuts, David Cameron, Politics
Should we be concerned of Tories relationship with media?
Some in the media appear to be running a campaign in cahoots with the coalition. Recently The Sun have taken it upon themselves to initiate a campaign against benefit fraudsters and scroungers. The Sun made that point when they printed … Continue reading
Cameron Youth – Laudable or laughable?
In 1930’s Germany Adolf Hitler often visited vast swathes of youth camps. They illustrated an impressive display of organisation on the back of a yearning for national unity. Leni Riefenstahl’s ‘Triumph of the Will’, a 1934 Nazi propaganda film, showed … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, David Cameron, National Citizen Service, Politics
Tory Translator III – Cameron’s naive philosophy
David Cameron on ‘turning government on its head’ (naive?); “We want to turn government on its head, taking power away from Whitehall and putting it into the hands of people and communities. We want to give people the … Continue reading
Filed under Big Society, British Politics, David Cameron, Politics
Prospect of 40% cuts – who is the ‘mug’?
It is far from surprising the government have let it be known that departments in their preparation for savings have been told to, at worst try and analysis and factor in the impacts of cuts of up to 40%. It … Continue reading
Filed under Austerity, British Politics, Coalition government, David Cameron, Politics, Spin
PRogressive?
We are told that government plans to cut government departments by 25%. That is an excessive figure, you have to question whether it can or will happen, whether it is feasible or not. It is appropriate to explore it from … Continue reading
Filed under Alastair Campbell, British Politics, Budget, Coalition government, David Cameron, George Osborne, Politics, PR, Spin, Style, Substance
Tory Translator II
David Cameron submits his case for further culls to the benefit system. “We want to do everything that we can to keep police officers on the streets, to have money going into our schools and to keep up spending on … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, Conservative Party, Cuts, David Cameron, George Osborne, Politics
Tory Translator I
Although he and Gideon have not spelled them out yet, apparently Cameron has concluded that Britain’s “whole way of life” will be disrupted for years by the most drastic public spending cuts in a generation. Honesty without the substance I … Continue reading
