Cameron Declares Nothing
A shrewd move from Cameron. I concurr with Daniel Finkelstein’s view that an opposition party, purely by merit of having weaker resources, can rarely do little further than sketch out an agenda in terms of their proposed policy.
So this is a wise political move, but one which leaves Cameron as inscrutable as ever. This is, in fact, something of a non-story: politician refuses to declare his intentions. It’s hardly up there with “Sun fails to rise”. Exactly what Cameron stands for has still not been made entirely clear: it is obvious what he wants to move the Conservative Party away from {above all else: abject electoral failure} but this form of negative definition leaves a vague and nebulous body which still struggles to find meaning.
As I’ve mentioned Finkelstein here already I suppose that it is worth linking to my previous attack upon his attempt to define the new direction taken by the Tories. Unfortuantely for the Tories this flawed outline is still the best which they have enjoyed. As we approach six months since Finkelstein’s effort we should note that the Tories have still failed to establish a unified agenda. If this continues to be the case advancement even against such a crippled foe as the Labour Party could prove problematic.
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