The Davis Agenda

I suspect Peter is right and that David Davis’s remarks about “the Davis agenda” will raise a few eyebrows. But I find them encouraging. There’s an obvious upside to Davis returning to the front bench at some point since, despite the Tory parties advantageous position in the polls, the party could do with the extra muscle Davis would bring. From the point of view of civil liberties, however, there’s something to be said for Davis prowling the back benches, keeping an eye on a Tory party that may well find it too easy to slide away from the civil libertarian agenda once it’s in power. Davis, then, has an important role as a watchdog and chivvier-in-chief, holding the party to its promises…

UPDATE: I should have been clearer: Davis on the back benches is preferable to Davis being in the cabinet but not holding either the Home Secretary or Justice briefs.