The split between the Westminster Village and the public at large over whether David Davis’s resignation was a moment of madness or an act of profound principle is rapidly becoming the story. Matthew Parris turns his attention to it with his typical eloquence in his column in The Times today.
Most people in Westminster think that Davis has made a huge mistake because they can not see how he keeps 42 days and his fight against it in the news 10, let alone 100, days from now. Indeed, his resignation has already been eclipsed as a story by the Irish no vote. I suspect that the fuel strike will push it further down the news agenda and the absence of a real challenge in his constituency means that the by-election is unlikely to get road-blocked coverage.
I’m happy to accept, though, that we in the Westminster Village might be wrong—it would hardly be the first time—and that Davis could be the story of the summer. So, I’m offering a bottle of champagne for the best suggestion from a Coffee Houser for how Davis can force the media to keep covering his struggle against 42 days and the ‘slow strangulation of fundamental British freedoms.‘ Leave your ideas in the comments below and we’ll pick a winner on Monday evening.
Comments