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Keith - you and everyone else will just have to get used to there being more people in the front-line of politics who are not Party clones. The Conservatives are a Party of and for individuals and therefore more will speak out. It is logical and would be out of character if otherwise. There is a difference between that and 'division', a fine line in some cases but nevertheless there is a line. At a time when the Conservatives are very much on the rise there will be more individual views expressed, not necessarily in a disloyal way, but in a way that a more controlling party might find uncomfortable. It is the Conservative way to accomodate individualism, though there has to be a point at which an individual becomes a rebel. Dan certainly has not crossed that line and is a very constructive free thinker, the Conservatives would not be Conservatives and would be a lot poorer without people like Dan.
Look at what they say in the Times today about Dan:
"Conventionally, politicians try to avoid saying controversial things. They adhere to "the line", try to avoid embarrassment. The result is a bland discourse, and a politics delivered in code. No one says what he or she means, everyone hints at it, and tries to avoid breaking any taboos. This code is one of the things that people most dislike about politics. It excludes anyone but the insider. It leads to assumptions that ought to be questioned remaining unquestioned. It can render political debate meaningless. Take Mr Hannan's remarks about the NHS. If these are to be regarded as too outrageous to leave the lips of anyone in public life, then an entire strand of opinion goes unrepresented and the debate on healthcare is stunted." - Times editorial
Labour have a totally different philosophy based on collectivism and the big mistake you are doing is to transfer the values and collective approach onto the Conservatives - it dont work.
The good news is that there will be a lot more free thinking Conservative MPs in the new Parliament next year. Good for the country and good for the Conservatives too.