I think you could be onto something Richard. Davis comes from a wing of the tories that cares about as much about personal freedoms as I do about the future of traditional folk music. He's a rabid tory - like Joseph and Thatcher, red in claw and radical. Eurosceptic, and right wing as they come.

Cameron has ben succeeding very nicely with more pragmatic and humane brand of toryism - and presumably - Davis is really pissed off about it - and so he has selected this little mound on which to stand and organise resistance.

Funny thing politics.... Labour couldn't stand Blair who kept winning and the Tories don't seem to have much time for Cameron - who looked as though he was going to be very successful.

Well maybe I'm reading it wrong, and I misjudge the man. it would be interesting to hear from a tory.