This Blog has had many doubts about David Cameron and disagrees with quite a bit he has done or is planning. He took\u00a0unnecessary\u00a0damage over Coulson, of which more may be heard in due course.<\/p>\n
But his leadership is growing in confidence and authority and his speech to the Tory conference was by far the best of the three party leaders. Indeed the Tories are much more focused as a party in power and this is beginning to show. At a time of national challenge and international crisis there is now nobody in sight who looks a better bet. That said the Tories still lag in the opinion polls, which, considering Labour’s various difficulties, is an indication of just how frightened people are about what the future holds in store for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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