CABINET LEAKS AND THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

A few days ago I commented on the leaks coming out of the Cabinet.  Now leaks from committee-participating-"also ran"-parliamentarians are one thing; leaks from the Cabinet quite another.

I get the definite impression that our Liberal representatives are getting far too big for their tiny  boots. Cast your minds back to the recent budget.  How many leaks ?  It doesn't take long to deduce that leaks came from Liberal, not Conservative sources.  Any suggestion that such leaks emanated from the Civil Service are preposterous of course. No it looks as if it was someone of Liberal persuasion.

The Liberal character came out again this morning as I listened to a Liberal fellow interviewed by the lefty BBC.  Words to the effect that you can't blame the Liberals for preventing the Conservatives achieving  Conservative manifesto pledges.  Well of course you can't.! But what was the point in saying that?  The Conservative manifesto, and the liberal manifesto, have nothing to do with what's going on just now.  What should matter is in the coalition agreement.  But this particular Liberal fellow was still hung up on political differences between the parties.

Well maybe that's understandable.  But let's get back to the Cabinet and leaks.  When honour  certainly meant something in politics Cabinet discussions, decisions, responsibility, confidentiality and above all loyalty, were things absolutely respected by the participants. Labour and Conservative governments understood what loyalty was required for the benefit of good governance and to benefit of the country overall.  Maybe Liberals, bless them, have been out of  any serious loop for so long they don't really get what Cabinet responsibility is all about; it's as if they have no real idea how to behave.   Or maybe Liberal Cabinet members feel their overall responsibility is still to their party and not to the coalition government?   If so, like the school snitch, it means  they are not to be trusted. 

Watch out David Cameron!! If my furtive imagination is correct you need to sideline such fellows.  At the very least invite them for a discussion in the headmaster's study;  maybe give them a bloody good caning.  If you don't they will drag you down and perhaps even destroy your party.  It's not worth taking such risks.