He’s certainly not a racist nor predominately a progressive – but, rather, almost laboratory-standard evidence of the Tory hunger for office.
The pace of change between each election will leave obsolete the relatively stable arrangements that we know now.
This is a simple question of where and how our national interest is best pursued.
Were they all to do so, it follows that Cameron would have no need to offer Ministers a free vote – as he should.
He may not get the deal in February and referendum next summer that he’s pushing for. But if he does, Party management will be deeply problematic.
Everyone should concentrate on how our great country is to be governed: there is no place in our Party for brutal tactics.
To begin with, we should stop engaging with community leaders, and engage with BME voters directly.
Here’s a case for and a case against.
This agenda has never been put to the electoral test, whilst the traditionalist strategy can be seen to have had limitations.
We must handle the coming EU referendum and leadership election with decency, tolerance and unity of purpose.