Cameron made a strong speech without notes to the Tory Spring Conference. Faced with a pliant or hostile media, and a controversial 'push poll', published to bounce the news agenda, the Prime Minister as presented, has garnered good headlines. Cameron always gets good headlines when he speaks without notes and redresses accusations of triviality. He is the best ambassador for his party, without fail.
Was this a speech that could turn the news agenda? Unfortunately, the weekend was overshadowed by the earthquake in Chile and the closing ceremony in Vancouver for the Olympics. Nevertheless, Cameron gained enough airtime to dominate the news cycle for a short while. On to the debates...