TORY SOCIALISM
It has not taken long for David Cameron to establish his socialist credentials. He has proved himself rapidly to be the politician which he threatened to be and as we had been warned about [see English Rights Campaign entry dated the 15 November 2005].
Mr Cameron has frozen the current processing of candidate selections, as from Monday, and has introduced what are, in effect, quotas for women, ethnic minority and disabled candidates.
The status of homosexual candidates is unknown.
Mr Cameron claimed that his recent victory in the Tory leadership election gave him a ‘clear mandate’ for his ‘positive action’ plan, although he denied that it was ‘crazed political correctness’.
Presumably, he regards it as sensible political correctness.
In future, local Tory associations in Tory held and the 140 or so target seats will be compelled to select their candidates from a ‘priority list’. Half of those on the list will be women and 10% will be ethnic minorities.
The priority list is to be drawn up by a new committee headed by Bernard Jenkin and Theresa [‘nasty party’] May, who is a key figure in the Tory Women2Win campaign. Women candidates ‘of all ages and backgrounds’ are to be headhunted and mentored.
Mr Cameron said:
If his plans fail to compel the local Tory associations to select a sufficient quota of female and ethnic minority candidates, then Mr Cameron promised ‘further steps’ to force them to do so.
But most startling of all, was that Mr Cameron was not only of the opinion that too many Tory MPs were Englishmen, but he has also taken the view that there are too many conservatives as well.
Mr Cameron has appealed to anyone to come forward as a Tory candidate. He said:
He also stated:
Furthermore, associations will be required to set up panels, including those who are not necessarily Tories, to interview the candidates. Furthermore, he has also decreed that local associations will not be deciding who the Tory candidates are. Instead, the association will be required to conduct a ballot which could even include any voter in the constituency - Tory or not.
Perhaps we will soon see Trevor Phillips, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and the rest of the Parekh commissioners selecting Tory candidates? Perhaps Abu Hamza will have a say?
Once upon a time, the concept of racial engineering, anti-English ethnic cleansing and quotas for women would have been recognised by the Tories for the socialism which it is. That they are now advocating this themselves demonstrates the extent of the philosophical defeat which the Tories have accepted.
But that they would willingly allow their own associations to be sidelined in order to change the Tory Party from being a conservative party, beggars belief!
Mr Cameron has frozen the current processing of candidate selections, as from Monday, and has introduced what are, in effect, quotas for women, ethnic minority and disabled candidates.
The status of homosexual candidates is unknown.
Mr Cameron claimed that his recent victory in the Tory leadership election gave him a ‘clear mandate’ for his ‘positive action’ plan, although he denied that it was ‘crazed political correctness’.
Presumably, he regards it as sensible political correctness.
In future, local Tory associations in Tory held and the 140 or so target seats will be compelled to select their candidates from a ‘priority list’. Half of those on the list will be women and 10% will be ethnic minorities.
The priority list is to be drawn up by a new committee headed by Bernard Jenkin and Theresa [‘nasty party’] May, who is a key figure in the Tory Women2Win campaign. Women candidates ‘of all ages and backgrounds’ are to be headhunted and mentored.
Mr Cameron said:
‘I plan to change the face of the Conservative Party by changing the faces of the Conservative Party.’
If his plans fail to compel the local Tory associations to select a sufficient quota of female and ethnic minority candidates, then Mr Cameron promised ‘further steps’ to force them to do so.
But most startling of all, was that Mr Cameron was not only of the opinion that too many Tory MPs were Englishmen, but he has also taken the view that there are too many conservatives as well.
Mr Cameron has appealed to anyone to come forward as a Tory candidate. He said:
‘I’m today appealing to every woman in Britain, and everyone from a black or minority ethnic background who shares my passion to change Britain for the better, who shares our values, sitting at home, to apply to stand for Parliament in the Conservative cause.’
He also stated:
‘Until we’re represented by men and women in the country, regardless of race or creed, we won’t be half the party we could be.’
Furthermore, associations will be required to set up panels, including those who are not necessarily Tories, to interview the candidates. Furthermore, he has also decreed that local associations will not be deciding who the Tory candidates are. Instead, the association will be required to conduct a ballot which could even include any voter in the constituency - Tory or not.
Perhaps we will soon see Trevor Phillips, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and the rest of the Parekh commissioners selecting Tory candidates? Perhaps Abu Hamza will have a say?
Once upon a time, the concept of racial engineering, anti-English ethnic cleansing and quotas for women would have been recognised by the Tories for the socialism which it is. That they are now advocating this themselves demonstrates the extent of the philosophical defeat which the Tories have accepted.
But that they would willingly allow their own associations to be sidelined in order to change the Tory Party from being a conservative party, beggars belief!
posted by erc @ 8:09 pm
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