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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
Cyfr, you must be mad, quite literally mad, if you think that the public at large is concerned about whether or not the detention period is 42 days. David Davis was voted in because many voters would vote for a monkey if it was wearing the correct rosette. Also, the only opposition was minority parties and the great British public doesn't vote for minority parties (and I say this as a paid-up member of one of those minority parties!).
In fact, I would say that although the Tories voted against the 42 detention period in Parliament, the majority of Conservative supporters on the ground would be all for it. Perhaps we could have the opinion of Conservative supporters on here...Jaysay?
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People do care about 42 days, and civil liberties as a whole (Davis didn't just fight this on 42 days). People from yorkshire are pretty direct, if they say they'll vote for Davis because of the issue, generally they will be telling the truth not fibbing. I think people are being a bit silly if they think speaking to people in the street means nothing because I'm not looking over their shoulder. Recent polls for Crewe and Nantwich and London Mayoral elections turned out to be deadly accurate too. I somehow doubt all the people that told me they were lib dems or labour actually just said it as part of some kind of big conspiracy. I'm sure canvassers from all the parties will tell you they're normally quite accurate, or they wouldn't bother using canvassing information for poll day!
If it was because there were only small parties turnout would have been much lower, because Conservatives, Lib Dems and Labour alike would have just not gone out to vote.
1,300 Conservative party members were polled:
The Conservatives should repeal 42 days pre-charge detention when/ if we come into Government.
Agree: 87%
Disagree: 8%