The future

The Conservative party is a mighty political beast. However it must be more.

There needs to be a real hunger, a sense of direction and an all consuming desire to succeed.

The direction must come now. Speed up the policy reviews and once they are out pick the policies and go for them all out.

Decisions also need to be taken in relation to Europe. The message must be loud and clear that the EU treaty is a constitution in all but name and that we the British people are being treated like idiots.

Social policy via breakthrough Britain must also be sold hard. It is spot on and strikes a cord with the public who see the problems day in day out.

Tax and immigration will also have to be faced up to. A) we can't go on living on the never never B) The rate of immigration is so high it affects everything else from housing, house prices, transport pressure, land pressure, pressure on the NHS, on education, social welfare, social cohesion etc etc. Either you slow the rate or you set aside large provisions to deal with the consequences. Avoiding the whole issue is madness but so is focussing on it to the exclusion of all else.

Finally, the Tory party is more than brand Cameron. Everyone needs to pitch in and to be able to pitch in. Relying on theCameron effect alone will end in tears as soon as the media tire of him. (Which they are as yet not near despite a blip of late).