The Tory Rebellion They Didn't Tell You About

The Tories could not be bothered to demand a Commons debate on the Forcible Closure of Catholic Adoption Agencies Regulations (as they might as well be called, since they have no other purpose). Not only that, but Cameron, Osborne, the eye-poppingly absurd Letwin and a few toadies voted in favour of this wretched measure, whereas half the Shadow Cabinet abstained, and many other Tory MPs voted against, in a very pointed repudiation of the Conservative Party’s present direction.

But did the media report this significant Tory split? Well, not unless you noticed, which I certainly didn’t. Epitomised by the absurd Steve "All Politicians Are Saints" Richards of the Totally Dependent (whom I recently even heard claim that Blair had honestly believed there to have been WMDs in Iraq!), they have transferred their affections from Blair to Cameron, undoubtedly on Blair’s own instructions.

Hence the torrent of abuse directed at Gordon Brown, as if there were not enough real reasons to oppose his Prime Ministerial ambitions. Hence the newspaper-commissioned opinion polls that keep recording a Tory lead which mysteriously never materialises at actual elections. Hence the talking up of the ludicrous Miliband as a potential Prime Minister. And hence the failure to report this important Tory rebellion.

Expect a lot more of the same.