He may have had an epiphany but I doubt it. His record against gay rights, his strong support for the illegal and immoral war in Iraq, his support of the death penalty, as well as his backing the 28 day detention rule makes him a true blue "hang 'em and flog 'em" Tory.Any civil liberty instincts probably apply unilaterally.
This is from the excellent They Work For You site:
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Davis voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
2 comments:
I think his voting record rather blows your argument out of the water.
Also, he has not started 'courting favour with Shami Chakrabarti.' It is well known at Westminster that he has consulted her for quite some time.
Andrew, what bit of his voting record, the bit on opposing ID cards? How about the rest of it? This is a hypocritical media stunt from one of the worst Tories.
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