There are some rather surprising similarities between British Prime Minister David Cameron’s political manifesto and the one Ugandan opposition candidate Kizza Besigye wrote. Remarkable, says the Telegraph:
The opening statement in Mr Besigye’s Forum for Democratic Change manifesto is almost word-for-word identical to David Cameron’s, written ahead of last year’s election.
“A country is at its best when the leadership cares about its people and when the national purpose and vision is clear,” wrote Mr Besigye.
Mr Cameron’s version was, “A country is at its best when the bonds between people are strong and the sense of national purpose is clear”.
Mr Besigye continued, “The current government says: ‘give us your vote and we will make all of you rich’. We say: real change does not come from government alone, real change comes when the people are mobilised, and inspired to play a part in the nation’s future”.
The Telegraph says much of the rest of the document is the same, and that the section headings are identical.
The vice-president of Besigye’s party, the Forum for Democratic Change, took this approach: “If great minds think alike, then that is good for us.”
Ah, yes. Of course.
