Policy-a-day blitz!

It is exciting to learn that the Tories will start the New Year with launching their manifesto and unveiling it bit by bit one policy per day through out the month of January. In Manchester they were bold and honest when they told the country the truth about the state of the economy and prepared them for what’s to come. A few weeks ago, when it became obvious that the Lisbon treaty will undoubtedly become ratified by the other EU members they laid down what a Tory government if elected will do to safeguard Britain’s rights and sovereignty never again allowing them to be squandered. Unlike Labour they do not need to dwell and chew over issues after the point has been made. The New Year is a perfect time to draw a line under issues and scandals that dominated 2009, move forward and start fresh on a positive and productive platform.

Some are now calling the Conservatives leader “Sunny Cameron” and he is naturally a hopeful and positive guy, remember his 2006 speech “Let optimism beat pessimism. Let sunshine win the day”. He is also honest and frank, and will tell the truth even at the expense of his personal popularity. Conservative MPs has led the way in fully publishing and repay overpaid expenses and the whole country witnessed those who quibbled about repayments being encouraged to go. He was open and candid about the state of the economy, social justice, family breakdown, crime, immigration and issues the government did not want to see or pretended did not exist.

The Policy–a–day blitz is a good opportunity for the country to understand and find out what a Conservatives government can offer them, especially this close to an election. Having them unveiled daily over the month will allow the public time to digest and debate the policies as they are revealed. Plus, it will put an end to the unfounded accusations by Tory opponents and their stooges that the Conservatives have no policies. With the focus daily on the Conservatives there will be more pressure on the other parties to explain their counter attacks and qualify them. That could go either way, but whatever the outcome is, it is great for democracy and open debate.