As many readers will know the Tories have recently announced that they will be leaving the EPP (European People’s Party) grouping of mainstream Conservative parties in the European Parliament. It looks like David Cameron is going to form an alternative alliance with some incredibly nasty far right parties that have all sorts of views that British people reject, like racism, homophobia, sexism and small-mindedness.
The likely partners, the BBC reports are men like the Polish party “Law and Justice” who have attempted to stop gay pride marches. The BBC also reports that Law and Justice have also formed a coalition in Poland with the “League of Polish Families”, which Israel regards as anti-Semitic.
The thing is that for all I strongly and vehemently disagree with Tory MEPs about many issues, I know that many of them do not hold views that would repulse most people in the UK and are decent people. Now I’m left wondering if these decent Tories will go along with Cameron’s policy or whether any of them will refuse to join this new cosy club of madcap right-wingers?
I know the Tory delegation is hopelessly divided on Europe, just as they always were. I think there may well be defections. Watch this space.
