New Statesman - <![CDATA[Quentin Davies]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/quentin_davies en <![CDATA[Why I've joined Labour]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2007/07/gordon-brown-labour-party http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2007/07/gordon-brown-labour-party Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:33:30 GMT Quentin Davies Last week Quentin Davies left the Tories saying under David Cameron the party had ceased to stand for anything. Here he explains for the first time just why he joined New Labour.

I made two decisions last week – having contemplated both of them for months. One was to leave the Conservative party. I set out many of my reasons for that decision in my letter to David Cameron. The other was to join Labour. That I have not so far had the opportunity fully to explain.

In a sense I agreed with New Labour since its inception. After all its two [...]

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