Paws @ Number 10: Loony-Gate @ No. 10

As a PR man, 'Boy David' Cameron is proving to be singularly inept at PR! That is Arturo's opinion and mine too. Ever eager for a good soundbite, the 'Boy' has increasingly lost his touch. Ready enough with good one-liners in the early days, words are just not good enough now - actions not words are what is needed.

Let's take a peek at what he said in those balmy early days before reality hit home. In October 2009, the BBC reported under the headline: Secrets of the conference soundbite:

In the course of an hour, the Tory leader said he was "up to the test" of leading the country.
There was a lot of talk of being in things together, telling the party faithful and the British people if they "pull together, come together, work together - we will get through this together". ...
He also pledged to "put Britain back on her feet", "turn the tide" and "make things happen" but he neatly turned this last soundbite on its head - in keeping with his theme of dismantling big government - by saying that if Britain can be rebuilt it will be down to people power and we will look back and say "you made it happen".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8293442.stm

Cameron has always lacked foresight! 'get through this together'!! When did he last queue at a food bank?. 'work together' - When did he last 'sign on'? Of course, that day may not be too far off!!

In the same report, the BBC quoted him as saying:

"Yes it will be a steep climb. But the view from the summit will be worth it. Let me tell you what I can see."

Pity he didn't consult Gypsy Rose Lee - she'd have told him what he would see! And, Arturo and I can tell you - it wouldn't be sunny pastures!

It's all been downhill for some considerable time at No. 10! Skiing off-piste maybe a heady challenge for the gifted - but for those less brain-cell endowed - it is a foolish feat!

And our PR man of a PM has certainly skied off-piste, as far as the die-hard backbenchers and Tory Party activists are concerned. Didn't the 'Boy' understand the meaning of the word 'conservative'? Maybe, before trying to please the masses with a catchy phrase such as 'gay marriage', he should have consulted the Oxford English Dictionary:

averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values:

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/conservative?q=conservative

Whatever the reason, 'Boy David' Cameron sure has heaped up problems whilst searching desperately for what Nick Robinson, on the BBC Radio 4 'Today' programme called:

a Tony Blair Clause 4 moment'

Arturo and I ask ourselves why anyone in their right mind would want to emulate 'Old-Feet-In-Mouth' Blair is totally beyond us! But it is clear evidence of the saying :

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make mad

One thing is for sure - Cameron has driven his grass-roots supporters, his activists, to despair! First they asked:

Where is the 'In/Out' EU referendum?

Next, they shouted:

Who wants 'Same Sex' marriage'?

Because of the stink that these same hard-working activists raised, a bright spark close to the 'Boy' referred to them as:

'swivel-eyed loons'

Have you ever met a Tory activist? Usually, they are middle-aged to elderly, staunchly middle class, often supporters of their local hunt - you get the picture?

Well - one thing the Tory grassroots activists HATE - is being called 'swivel-eyed loons'. Now, these same activist/supporters are joining UKIP, once labelled on LBC radio, by Cameron as:

'A Bunch Of Fruitcakes, Loonies And Closet Racists'

https://audioboo.fm/boos/1079562-david-cameron-ukip-a-bunch-of-fruitcakes-loonies-and-closet-racists

As Jake Wallis Simons put it:

It seems that everything David Cameron does offers fuel to Mr Farage's party. From swivel-eyed-loony-gate to the rebellion against the Queen's speech to gay-marriage-itis, it's all heat and no light in Westminster. Meanwhile, Ukip, with its clear policy agenda, uncompromising stance and straight-talking leader, is elevated by default. And Nigel Farage – who yesterday took out a full-page advertisement in the Daily Telegraph to attract the swivel-eyed to Ukip – is doing all he can to exploit it.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jakewallissimons/100217954/ukip-are-poised-to-out-poll-the-tories-is-this-the-tipping-point/

All things considered, the 'Boy' has spent too much time under the full moon! You may recall that gazing at the full moon drove some men mad. Others became were-wolves! It has driven the 'Boy' into losing his gift for the soundbite and destroying the cohesion of the Tory Party. Never mind! Every night, we hear him softly chanting: