We got lots of good responses to our request for ideas as to how David Davis can keep his cause in the news. The champagne goes to a Coffee Houser called James for his suggestion of an Inconvenient Truth-style documentary; it has already caught the eye of one Tory staffer. But I’d also like to give a honourable mentions to Drew for his suggestion of a Haltemprice Freedom March echoing the Jarrow Crusade.
James and Drew, if you post your addresses in the comments—we won’t publish them—we’ll pop your prizes in the post. Many thanks to everyone who took part, the suggestions by James and Drew are reprinted in full below:
James
June 14th, 2008 6:35pm
A documentary – like inconvenient truth – based on a slide show from David Davis.
All he needs to do is find members of the British public that have been detained for a number of days and then released and show how it effected their lives. A mixture of white, black and muslim examples would be helpful. If they were subsequently smeared untruthfully by the security services for other crimes such as child pornographt – without a shred of evidence – then even better.
The task David Davis has to take on – is to adequately explain to the general public (and in particular the sun readership) – that we need more protection from the state than we do from terrorists.
If he gets it right – it will be utterly compelling. The Westminster Village would then truly take notice.
Drew
June 14th, 2008 8:37pm
How about a Haltemprice Freedom March to London, like the Jarrow Hunger March?
A three-week campaign would quite neatly match the 22 legs from Jarrow to London, and should prick more than a few left-wing consciences en route.
The point, as for those sad, brave men of 1936, is that those on the way South provide support and lodgings to the marchers. (and then, in a neat symmetry with Baldwin, Brown is “too busy” to see them on the eve of the by-election)
It’s summer, colleges are out, rent-a-toff can surely man this up pretty smartish…(but they WILL have to march, not do 50 metres for the cameras then slide into mummy’s 4×4)
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