I watched David Cameron, the Tory leader, give his conference speech yesterday. I don’t think I’ve ever watched one of these before, and not just because I’d normally be at work; they are basically puff pieces that can safely be understood from the summary on the news that night. But as the saying goes, colour me impressed. Cameron was sincere, impassioned without grandstanding, and above all, fluent. I can’t tell you how exciting that is after 6 years of living under Bush.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m unlikely to vote for the Conservatives (or Labour for that matter), but all the nonsense about his not being up to the job was dispelled for me. It also reminded me that while Gordon Brown* does seem competent, the fact that he seems to have so many bad ideas makes his competence a bad thing.
*…texture like sun