David Cameron... has stated that he is
certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is
not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as
certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
's Conservative Party took a bashing yesterday in mid-term local elections, capping a bad month for the government after Britannia slid back into recession.
The main opposition Labour Party made big gains in the partial elections at the expense of the Conservatives and their Liberal Democrat partners in the coalition government.
In a further blow to Cameron two years after he came to power, his push to create the posts of elected mayors in England's biggest cities was rejected in referendums.
However,
it was a brave man who first ate an oyster...
early vote indications showed Conservative Boris Johnson may hold on to the mayor's job in London in the year of the 2012 Olympics.
Results are due in the capital from 1900 GMT.
A BBC vote share estimate based on results in England put Labour up three per cent on 39 per cent, the Conservatives down four on 31, the Liberal Democrats unchanged on 16 and others on 14.
They projected a low turnout of 32 per cent. With results in from 104 of the 181 local councils, Conservatives controlled 29 councils, losing power in 11, and held 604 seats, a loss of 289.