So, David Davis got his expected victory.
Was it worth losing his Shadow Cabinet postion over?
Yes, if you still believe in the concept of "conviction" politics.
It would appear that most of the political and media elite are now so corrupted beyond repair, they simply no longer even can grasp the fact that there are more important things to be considered in politics than your expenses claims and your party's sectional as opposed to the country's and democracy's interests.
And Heavens Above, I'm now officially on the same side as the scruff Geldof.
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I just cannot see the point in David Davis resigning in the first place. I don't think it has furthered a debate around 42 days detention or given the Conservatives any gain.
Conviction politics would be great, but we don't have it. I don't think DD has it either, it was a stunt that backfired in terms of PR and focusing the debate.
I disagree with you on a couple of grounds there Ignited.
Davis made this decision knowing that he would lose his post in the Shadow and probably any future cabinet- he knew he would gain absolutely nothing personally; in contrast to the vast majority of MPs, he's done something which he believes to be right rather than to worrying about his own political future.
Regarding the furthering of the debate over the whole civil liberties issue; well, it's a start and the campaign has provided evidence about how detached the political and media elite are from what is being actually thought by the "normal" electorate. But the whole point of "conviction" politics is surely following your conscience anyway, regardless of the consequences or results?
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