tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post116687772014637071..comments2024-03-29T09:58:31.251+00:00Comments on David Lindsay: Let not mighty dread seize your troubled mindsDavid Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-1167934963742640772007-01-04T18:22:00.000+00:002007-01-04T18:22:00.000+00:00David, well said.We must remember that most politi...David, well said.<BR/>We must remember that most politicians when presented with power grasp it with everything they have, when the opportunity for even more power emerges, they rarely pass up the chance, and history teaches us that only under the greatest of duress and force of arms is it given back to the people.<BR/><BR/>We must beware, there is something nasty going on in Britain today.<BR/>http://thejournal.parker-joseph.co.uk/blog/_archives/2007/1/3/2616067.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-1167184573022194602006-12-27T01:56:00.000+00:002006-12-27T01:56:00.000+00:00Iain, Peter Hitchens in particular certainly does ...Iain, Peter Hitchens in particular certainly does NOT like ID cards, and good for him. These things started in earnest under Michael Howard, i.e., when David Davis was Home Office Minister.<BR/><BR/>To put it very politely, I remain to be convinced that the Cameroons' heart is in the fight against them. As you yourself say, "a significant minority of Tory MPs"...<BR/><BR/>Alas, that "significant minority" may yet save all manner of "authoritarian measures", including ID cards, from a "significant minority" of Labour MPs.David Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-1166886523857771492006-12-23T15:08:00.000+00:002006-12-23T15:08:00.000+00:00David, I don;t know what planet you are living on ...David, I don;t know what planet you are living on but most of the right wing commentators (Heffer, Hitchens et al) like ID cards - as indeed do a significant minority of Tory MPs. To find that the Conservative leadership is leading the debate against authoritarian measures is a refreshing change I hope even you would welcome. David Davis has argued consistently against needless authoritarian measures and will continue to do so. Just because we don't fit your picture of identikit Tories shouldn;t blind you to a good thing when you see it.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.com