So a man who 3 months ago was trying to become leader of his party and Prime Minister has now decided he doesn't actually want to be a member of the party at all. Is this not a classic case of someone taking his bat and ball home in a fit of pique because he lost ?
Rory Stewart has announced that he's resigned from the Conservative Party and will not contest his current parliamentary seat at the next general election; as a fanatical Europhile, Stewart simply cannot bear to be a member of a party which doesn't agree with his views. No doubt there are tears being shed in socialist liberal land at the loss of a fellow traveller from parliament, but few in the homes of true Conservatives.
Stewart is one of those politicians who claim to be 'centrist' but are really mildly socialist. That Stewart was ever a member of the Conservative Party shows just how far from true conservative values it has drifted over the years, as it has tried to compete with Labour and the Liberal Democrats on social issues rather than espousing conservative policies. It has fallen over itself to be 'touchy-feely', embracing all manner of socialist policies and being ever more enthusiastic about controlling every aspect of our daily lives. It has, in fact, brought us to a point at which there is little to choose between the surveillance suffered in the United Kingdom and that imposed in Russia or the Republic of China.
Stewart supports this type of approach, true Conservatives do not. True Conservatives support freedom of expression, free choice, and free speech, not censorship, state control and the introduction of imaginary crimes such as laws against "hate speech". Conservatives support private enterprise and low taxation, personal responsibility and accountability, not state control, high taxes and playing the 'blame game'.
Rory Stewart's natural home is with the undemocratic Liberal Democrats. No doubt that's where he'll end up. Good riddance.
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