A New Style of Prime Minister's Question Time?

[soloman]

What a pleasure to see David Cameron giving straightforward answers to questions today!

Hope that pattern continues.

[ryoden]

What a pleasure to see David Cameron giving straightforward answers to questions today!

Hope that pattern continues.

I just watched it and agree that it made a nice change. Lets see if action follows words.

[Major Sinic]

I am cautiously optimistic that we may well be witnessing the start of a new style of politics in this country. 'Tribal' voters and those who base their views on ideology rather than practicality and pragmatism, will of course continue their emotive attacks on the leaders of this new movement.

[Midas]

'Tribal' voters and those who base their views on ideology rather than practicality and pragmatism, will of course continue their emotive attacks on the leaders of this new movement.

And anywhere that their supporters tend to express opinions of course.

[uncon]

Isn't there a situational aspect to this too which makes it easy NOW to be so apparently straight. When the announced policies and the negative elements (which there has to be) are questioned, perhaps the answers won't be so straight

[soloman]

Isn't there a situational aspect to this too which makes it easy NOW to be so apparently straight. When the announced policies and the negative elements (which there has to be) are questioned, perhaps the answers won't be so straight

Very fair comment.
However I see Cameron as much more articulate than Gordon Brown plus he does love to speak without notes which makes him appear much more truthful in the process!

[uncon]

'appear' being the operative word. Cameron is a more articulate showman and I think he will be adept at not answering questions whilst seeming to. I think those of us that follow will have to continually shake our heads free of the fairy dust, where Brown was so obvious we just tried to keep tally of whether he answered anything at all