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Why is Cameron continuing to support his ex-international development secretary Andrew Mitchell?
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/// The Prime Minister said the Government was right to restore £16 million of aid to Rwanda - hailing the regime led by President Paul Kagame as a ‘role model for development’. ///
"Let me make this clear" is he correct to give our money away to a controversial African dictator, when it has angered the Foreign Office and caused dismay among other Western donors and human rights activists?
/// The Prime Minister said the Government was right to restore £16 million of aid to Rwanda - hailing the regime led by President Paul Kagame as a ‘role model for development’. ///
"Let me make this clear" is he correct to give our money away to a controversial African dictator, when it has angered the Foreign Office and caused dismay among other Western donors and human rights activists?
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I think Cameron is fearful of appearing weak.He confuses stubbornness with strength. He spent far too long supporting Andy Coulson, for instance.
Andrew Mitchell has become a lame duck, it seems to me - He even had to stay away from his own party conference, right on his doorstep, in order to avoid overshadowing the conference with fallout from his ridiculous elitist, entitled comments.From a practical point of view, I find it difficult to understand how the Chief Whip can do his job- which is to elicit obedience to the party line through fear or inducement - if he fails to command the respect of his own party, and thats what seems to have happened.
And his financial support of the Rwandan regime - dedicated as it is to fighting a guerilla war against the DRC - based upon a personal relationship with the president and against the advice of his own civil servants - seems based upon arrogance more than anything else. All in all, I think Cameron will come to regret leaving him in post.
Andrew Mitchell has become a lame duck, it seems to me - He even had to stay away from his own party conference, right on his doorstep, in order to avoid overshadowing the conference with fallout from his ridiculous elitist, entitled comments.From a practical point of view, I find it difficult to understand how the Chief Whip can do his job- which is to elicit obedience to the party line through fear or inducement - if he fails to command the respect of his own party, and thats what seems to have happened.
And his financial support of the Rwandan regime - dedicated as it is to fighting a guerilla war against the DRC - based upon a personal relationship with the president and against the advice of his own civil servants - seems based upon arrogance more than anything else. All in all, I think Cameron will come to regret leaving him in post.
I suppose it depends on what we mean by right wing at any particular time and in comparision with whom.
However the media which represents the majority of the public generally describe Cameron as weak. Here on AB we get most comments on his weakness rather than his strength. Even when he does appear a bit strong there is usually a reservation like ,about time too, at last, not before time etc. There is also the fact that his actions in government fall far short of his tough talk in opposition.
However the media which represents the majority of the public generally describe Cameron as weak. Here on AB we get most comments on his weakness rather than his strength. Even when he does appear a bit strong there is usually a reservation like ,about time too, at last, not before time etc. There is also the fact that his actions in government fall far short of his tough talk in opposition.
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