The Conservatives On The EU

Writing today in the Daily Telegraph, Liam Fox, Conservative Shadow Defence Secretary, demonstrates a total lack of principle. By doing so he shows what others in the Conservative Party, including William Hague, exhibit; that personal advancement and employment overrules principle. I seem to recall that both these two politicians were very 'anti-EU' in their early days and even campaigned in a General Election against this country's membership? No different really to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown!

Courtesy of EUReferendum, we are reminded that Liam Fox's assertions are not the whole truth - I ask again, when will politicians start telling the truth? - and his article is answered by a comment on line from one "Jose M. Barroso", which I quote in full:

Not really interested Liam.

The time to stop this happening was fifteen years ago under the collective heading 'Maastricht' and the anti-democratic detritus parasitically attached to it - a test of strength and trustworthiness your party comprehensively, miserably failed, with the honourable exception of a small number of MP's in your party.

You want us to trust the Tories on defence - in particular after Clarke's axe fell on them in the 90's? Here's a test for you - make a new year's resolution, insist that the effete child currently 'opposing' Alistair Darling mentions the words 'Aircraft Carriers' and 'funding' in the same sentence as early as possible in 2009. The absence of such commitments thus far merely underlines the lack of credibility your Party holds with regard to National Defence. It was your party surrendered Britain to this EU. Don't try to lecture us on its manifest and inbuilt inadequacies now.

Too late, old chum.

Far, far too late.

Mr Cameron - any comments, or you still quite comfortable sitting on your fence?