David Cameron – The Economist

This week’s Economist has an interesting leader. The general thrust of their argument appears to be that David Cameron looks the part, talks the part but is still far from being the part. An absence of policies, and in particular the absence of an ‘idea’ of the Britain he wants to create, are there main criticisms. I think they have a point, however, why the rush? If by the end of his first year in charge David Cameron has successfully changed the public perception of the Conservative Party he will be ahead of schedule. Policies can come later. I think the Economist’s worry is that the Conservative Leader will miss his opportunity to wrong foot Mr Brown, and hence fail to remove this discredited government at the next Election. Patience is a virtue.