Monday
We have been unkind to Conservative Party leader David Cameron at Samizdata, but I think he can count himself as having gotten off lightly compared with what they are doing to him at the EU Referendum blog. All I can say is that I agree with them completely.
The greater unkindness is surely to Shrek: a "being" of simple desires and great judgement.
Best regards
Posted by Nigel Sedgwick at November 21, 2006 08:28 AM
I agree Nigel. Why be so beastly to Shrek? I think Cameron come all unstuck before the next election.
Posted by Andrew Ian Dodge at November 21, 2006 12:03 PM
You cannot be too unkind to Cameron, he is clearly "not fit for purpose" as people will insist on saying. Why is he not involved in Parliament, Darfur is not really his problem at present, this country is. We have the most incompetant government that I can remember and Cameron cannot profit from it. Voting in any election at the moment is a complete waste of time, three parties all singing from the same hymn sheet.
Posted by Derek Buxton at November 21, 2006 01:25 PM
I saw Shrek with my nieces and nephews...after the movie, I asked them, what was the moral of the story?
"Love makes you ugly!"
Is this what you mean about Cameron?
Posted by kentuckyliz at November 21, 2006 05:05 PM
I am a bit confused by the article on E.U. ref blog.
You see I watched the opening of the debate in the House of Commons on the Queen's speech and both Mr Blair and Mr Cameron were there and made speeches - and the article seems to be saying that they were not there.
Perhaps what is meant is that they did not stick around for the next few days of debate.
As for Mr Cameron's performance - well he made a useless speech, but (as I have just written) he was there and he did make a speech.
On the Sudan.
So Mr Cameron thinks "the killing must stop" - fair enough, accept (of course) he would soon start to whine if Mr Blair did send a force to the Sudan and the body bags started to come home.
It is much the same as the "climate change" stuff. Mr Cameron claimes to be opposed to C02 emissions, yet he also opposes atomic power stations. Thus driving genuine environmentalists (such as James Lovelock) up the wall.
Mr Cameron (like his friend "Zac" Goldsmith) is a rich kid "progressive" striking a pose.
Before David Cameron came along I would not have thought that any British politician could make Mr Blair and Mr Brown look almost reasonable by comparison - but he has managed it. Mr Cameron is just such a bad joke.
Posted by Paul Marks at November 21, 2006 07:30 PM
I think the EU Ref. blog is implying that Cameron is a vacuous nitwit. Or maybe the green colouration is taking a poke at his grandstanding on greenie issues.
Posted by Johnathan Pearce at November 21, 2006 08:33 PM
