Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
Their ideology is pragmatism.

Although Labour's position could be viewed as more coherant, that is because they have traditionally chosen a monolithic approach where internal dissent was effectively crushed. THe idiology there appears to be that failing of spending money only indicates that they didn't borrow enough to spend.

Politics doesn't stop with budgetary decisions.

Gay marriage is a good example. It came as something of a surprise that Cameron embraced the idea, given his own voting record. While I would support it, many voters probably were under the assumption that the Tories are against it and would remain so. "I support gay marriage because I'm a conservative" is one of the funniest things I've ever heard in politics.

Tories can be just as unforgiving to internal dissent as Labour. Not so with the gay marriage thing or Cameron's decision not to hold an EU referendum - neither are popular with his own base, and he's not a particulary strong leader to begin with. Or at least that's my impression.