Heffer

I normally enjoy Simon Heffer's columns in the Telegraph. They are exquisitely crafted and very well written. He has a fine command of our beautiful and flexible English language. He is also a staunch Thatcherite and the quintessential English gentleman. However, his column today was an absolute disgrace.

Some of his attacks on Cameron are justified, but Cameron is in a much more difficult position than Heffer gives him credit for. Cameron has too tread the tightrope of volatile public opinion. Gordon Brown is/was a master of political positioning, using it to great advantage in 2001 and 2005. I do believe that the Tories will not be effected by the 'Cuts vs Investment' line because Labour polled less votes in England than the Tories in 2005, and the Tories will crush Labour this time. And in 2005, the SNP wasn't the force it is today, eating away into Labour's heartlands. But, as the commentariat frequently point out, Cameron still hasn't 'sealed the deal' with the electorate. His personal ratings are high, suggesting that Cameron himself is popular in the country. But people still view the party with suspicion, because the Tories didn't scream about their record from the rooftops during their 8 years of drift. They should have hammered home their economic record to stop Brown claiming credit for Norman Lamont's hard work. Cameron has a lot of work to do in making the Tories credible.

Heffer should immediatly apologise for comparing the 50% tax rate to Belsen. Heffer should know how the class warriors in the Labour Party work. The Labour Party's propaganda arms in the Grauniad and the BBC will repeat endlessly that the Tories favour the rich. Cameron has to achieve a massive swing to simply gain a small majority. Heffer should be more appreciative of the task Cameron faces if he truly wants a Conservative government.