Davis’ big day

So, today’s the day that David Davis will formally step down as an MP, to begin his campaign against stolen liberties. On balance, I think he and his team will be happy with how it’s gone so far. Almost a week after his initial announcement, the Davis gambit is still featuring heavily in the newspapers. And it’s certainly struck a chord with the public (see this poll that the Independent released yesterday).

But I’m sure a few things will still be worrying Team Davis; foremost among which will probably be the relative lack of heavyweight candidates for him to run against. As Fraser wrote last week, the last thing Davis wants is to look like the crazy ringmaster of a circus election. But with no candidates from the major political parties – and the Kelvin MacKenzie bid apparently dead in the water – there’s a risk that might happen.

Of course – as many CoffeeHousers have pointed out – Davis could turn this to his advantage; attacking Brown for not defending government policy.