Written during David Cameron’s speech to the Conservative Conference

Whatever his message, I really do think Bono has ideas above his station…and I still think video presentations just make you think the speaker hasn’t turned up.

At least we haven’t had his missus….and I think he’s speaking without an autocue.

A long climb ahead “but the view from the summit will be worth it” – they said he would say that kind of thing. But Afghanistan is a lot further up his agenda than it was Gordon Brown’s. And so is the first standing ovation.

“We could have come to Manchester and played it safe…” Well they have played it pretty safe, apart from the pensions bombshell.

Interesting reverse on the Sarah Brown thing, he’s paying tribute to his wife – but he’ll take some flak for mentioning the death of his son, however briefly.

“Not everything Labour did was wrong”…but it’s a backhanded compliment ending with a swipe at the Attorney General.

Not sure he should have offered options 1 and 2 on dealing with the national debt. There are some who will think them more attractive than paying it off.

“Don’t you dare lecture us about poverty. You have failed and it falls to us, the modern Conservative Party, to fight for the poorest who you have let down”. Pretty audacious stuff.

Better than Brown? Hard to call.

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