WHY IS LIAM FOX BEING GOT AT?

Top UK Conservative politician Liam Fox and friend. Website for this image

Why is the UK's Liam Fox being got at by the media?

(UK DEFENCE SCRETARY TO BE SACKED?)

1. Liam Fox wants to stop the EU from having its own military operational headquarters.

Fox asks: "Do you really want the people who brought you the Common Agricultural Policy and the eurozone to be in charge of your defence?"

(Fiscal hawk flies high on a year of successes)

2. According to a source: Liam Fox was sceptical of the whole Libya operation from the start "which didn’t endear him to No 10 as Dave was sticking his neck out trying to get it done."

(Liam Fox allegations: Defence minister under pressure over Adam Werritty's job)

Liam Fox, as UK Defence Minister, in Libya.

3. Liam Fox is a tough little working-class conservative.

He is originally from a council house in the West of Scotland.

He attended St. Bride's High School.

Think of Catholic politicians from the Glasgow area such as Steven Purcell and John Reid.

(PURCELL. /POLITICIANS AND DRUGS; PURCELL AND THE ICEMAN /STEVEN PURCELL; THE MAFIA)

(TOP POLITICIANS, INCLUDING JOHN REID, ALLEGED LINKS TO GANGSTERS)

A Conservative politician says of Liam Fox: "He’s a reckless bastard with no judgment."

Liam Fox's grandfather was a coal miner and Liam was raised on a council estate in East Kilbride, near Glasgow.

He became a doctor in the East End of Glasgow.

(Liam Fox allegations: Defence minister under pressure over Adam Werritty's job)

4. Liam Fox is very different from the upper class leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron.

Liam Fox has made homophobic speeches. (Liam Fox's “homophobic past” revealed - PinkNews.co.uk)

David Cameron appoints a gay man as his chief speechwriter

David Cameron has appointed Guardian leader writer Julian Glover as his chief speechwriter.

Julian Glover is the civil partner of Times writer Matthew Parris.



5. Liam Fox has annoyed the military chiefs by making cuts in the size of the UK armed forces.

BBC News - Defence Secretary Liam Fox defends armed forces cuts

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