Cameron Snubbed

From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Tue, 2007-11-13 18:46

A quote from The Daily Mail, 13 November 2007

Tory leader David Cameron faced fresh embarrassment after rebel Tory activists snubbed calls to ditch a Parliamentary candidate who said Enoch Powell “was right” on immigration. The Halesowen and Rowley Regis constituency association refused to accept the resignation of would-be MP Nigel Hastilow and instead demanded crisis talks with the Conservative Party Board, […] [L]ocal members remain furious at the way Hastilow was treated by the party HQ and refused to accept his resignation, saying his views on immigration have widespread support.

Enoch Powell

Submitted by dchamil on Wed, 2007-11-14 17:38.

When the name Enoch Powell is mentioned, I think of the Scottish patriotic song about Robert the Bruce: O flower of Scotland, When will we see your like again? I hope it's not a long wait, because we sure need you now!

Standing up to the Politically Correct Terror

Submitted by Kapitein Andre on Wed, 2007-11-14 16:42.

I applaud these local constituency associations. The question is: is Cameron more upset that the left will seize on this issue or that it demonstrates his impotency within his own party?