In the maelstrom, one fact has been forgotten: David Cameron isn’t good enough. His team has no depth and they are eminently beatable. This is good news but only up to a point: it doesn’t say a lot for us if we don’t knock them over.

We can start by getting the relevant critique of Cameron and sticking to it. He is empty. He has no cogent analysis of the problems of the country and an incoherent set of gestural, symbolic responses. He is an inexperienced risk, which the team behind him makes worse. The contrast with the experience and record of the prime minister is very telling.

Note: this critique does not rest on the accusation that the Tories will make savage cuts to public services. In all probability, after an initial period of grace, they will. And there is no harm in pointing out that they don’t have much idea where the money will come from.

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