Never has been such a thing as conservatism or neo-con of contemporary Britain or Europe! Conservatism in my reckoning involves being steeped in your Christian cultural roots and being wary of anti-Christendom and bigoted ideologies as far as mature disciplined policy on immigration or foreign aid goes.

When you see more muslims as immigrants in UK/EU than Hindus or Buddhists per cent terms in relation to their total population, or when you see Malaysia much richer with Western investment and technology transfer than India, you begin to see you have hardly been a true conservative but such a bleeding heart liberal that you have been aiding and abetting the potential enemies!

Consequently, the West is faced with the pakki immigrants of UK that are causing the most jihadi troubles. It is Malaysia that helped the pakkis with nuclear technology; also the one that has been virulently anti-semitic! Yet the West has been super-nice to this nation that is becoming more and more talebanized with more women under head scarf than Lebanon or Egypt or Bangla Desh and also increasingly denying minority rights to the chinese and Hindus! Same case in relation to Indonesia that received more visible aid for tsunami than non-islamic India or Sri Lanka in the majority. (The so-called neo-con Paul Wolfovitz has been favoring the anti-semitic and mildly anti-Western Indonesians apparently from his diplomatic career connections).

Nicolas Sarkozy has NOT said that he is embracing the "Administration".  Rather, he has said that he likes the "American people and society", and particularly its dynamism and greater social mobility (especially when compared with France).   One must assume that he hopes to work closely with the next US Administration, whatever its 'color' might be.  On his visit to New York, last week, he did not have public meetings with 'Administration figures' (as far as I know), but he did have publicised foto-ops with 'common people' like firemen, policemen and the like.

Indeed, the early signs are indicating that Cameron is not going to be a very 'principled' politician, but more of a finger-in-the-wind one.  That may bring short-term success, depending on circumstances, but is not likely to bring long-term or lasting achievements in the Thatcher- or Reagan mold. 

The most important British "neocon" today is Prime Minister Tony Blair, particularly in view of his manifest idealism and belief in the necessity to actively (with ACTIONS, not merely words) promote greater democracy in the world.  I think it is too early to say that his impending departure will mean "the death of British neoconservatism", but it is possible.

I heard Cameron is going to sport the Party with a new logo as well. You'll laugh (or cry) when you first see it.