Re: Sayeeda Warsi resigns over Gaza (this is called having GUTS)
You mean Nick Clegg? No he’s still there, but he’s definitely another prominent voice of reason in this morally bankrupt Tory government. He’s showing great boldness and courage by pushing for direct talks between Hamas and Israel. He wrote a surprisingly very well balanced and in fact a brilliant article for Guardian where he clearly recognised the plight of Palestinians and utter futility, barbarity and criminal disproportionality of Israeli actions. I suggest everyone to give it a read:
Israel must open talks with Hamas | Nick Clegg | Comment is free | The Guardian.
There are dozens of high profile British politicians are speaking up on this issue and demanding drastic change in British policies in regards to Israel (for example imposing arms embargo on Israel). We have elections next year and for big political leaders like Clegg and Miliband to openly criticise Israel’s high-tech savagery on large dispossessed and besieged population, present a case for Palestinians, advocate long term political solution and peace is so surreal. Those who grew up in this country and grew up watching this genocide take place every other year can tell you that seeing such reaction is on this issue is so refreshing. Even Warsi’s resignation was designed to read like a chargesheet against this gutless government. The way some of the British politicians and journalists are speaking out on Gaza just for the sake of humanity and justice puts some of the self hating Muslims to shame, who get so hurt and offended and start peddling their own prejudice and insecurities when they see fellow Muslims showing concerns for the Palestinians. Instead of hearing their views I’d rather prefer that these people remain silent on this issue.
In regards to your second question, British politics is very flexible in many aspects. Especially in terms of party switiching (or as we call it ‘crossing the floor’ here) prominently moving positions on political specturm within party (i.e Tony Benn moved to the left wing of the Labour party later in his While party switching or crossing the floor is one of the oldest tradition in British politics, resignation over principles is a very rare thing to do. Warsi hasn’t left the Conservative party, and chances are she’ll come back once Cameron steps down. Or she’ll switch parties.