David Cameron vs. the Treasury

Fascinating post by Nick Robinson on his blog. It suggests that David Cameron's offer of co-operation was pitch perfect but then raised some questions over the substance.

It is obvious, Nick says so, that the substance was provided by the Treasury . They either volunteered it or Nick asked them for it.

Either way, it is clear that their response to Cameron's offer was to rebut his points and suggest his offer was not necessary.

They don't get those guys, do they. The point was not the details of Cameron's offer but the unifying tone.

The Treasury response, I would suggest, is so far from politically pitch perfect as to leave one shaking one's head in amazement.

Perhaps it was an official. They need to get a politician on the case.

Comments

[Richard Young]

Off-topic, but I really don't feel the Tories have anything much to offer in presentational terms. OK, so Gordon is a bit of a duffer behind the podium, but I was shocked at how badly Osborne delivered his speech (and did anyone buy that semi-official back-stage footage of Dave telling George what a top-hole performance he'd given - they take us for fools). The substance was certainly no better than it's been for a while, either. I'll check out Dave - Nick Robinson says it was PM material, and he's no foo... oh, wait...

[Hal]

Richard you are joking. Having sat through one of the most boring and dull speeches ever delivered by the supposed Chancellor last week and for you to criticise Osborne is ridiculous. Maybe it was the truth of what Osborne was saying that you did not like, after all the truth hurts.The people should not now be under any illusion as to just what damage Brown has done to this country.

[David Williams]

I don't think Richard Young can have actually listened to George Osborne's speech. He delivered a reasoned and constructive view on the economy in justifiably sober tones and set out how he would address the huge issues that we face.

If we want to move forward as a nation, then we have to listen to and encourage those who can bring fresh ideas rather than be chippily critical. Whatever their record, it is obvious that Labour has run out of steam - it is almost a law of physics that this happens after too long in power.

We had better hope that Nick R is right - and personally I think he is.

[Tommy Cockles]

Dave is on an ego trip. Until last week he was everybody's favorite politician and then suddenly nobody is interested in him. Like a small child he makes a speech every day to get some attention and offers to save the country. The one thing he can't stand is being out of the spotlight. No doubt next Sunday he'll again appear on every political program with the plaintive plea 'Remember me'.

[albert hall]

If you really want to see fear, look at some of the comments coming from the Treasury. Didn't little Miss Cooper say recently that the country should borrow its way out of trouble. Well she was right only, as usual, upside down. The country has already borrowed itself INTO trouble on our behalf and we are not amused.

[Norman Lament]

Albert,
The Tories current policy on Banking is less Regulation so that we can all benefit from the efforts of those brilliant highly paid Bankers. Dave is going to rewrite the Manifesto as soon as he has the time, bearing in mind he is currently single-handedly saving the World Financial System. John Redwood is being moved to Shadow Welsh Secretary.