David is ready

David looked so smart when he walked onto the stage with his hair slicked back, I thought he was going to break into a verse of Mack the Knife.

He was the antithesis to Brown. Brown was big on spin, David huge on substance. Brown was stale and re-hashed, David fresh and new. He went into detail about the policies we would put in place to deliver a strong society and reverse the rapidly escalating decline we all witness when we hear about a teenager who has just been shot in the neck on a middle class housing estate.

Tax breaks for marriage, welfare to work which will actually work and genuine choice and reform of the education system which will equip our children to deal with the demands of global competition in the 21st century.

Health, immigration, a lifeboat fund for those who have lost their pensions, the forces, it had it all.

I think I have to be allowed to say this—I am a Tory MP after all—he was brilliant. No notes or auto cue, he was brave. Spoke from personal experience, he was compassionate. Shot the Eton fox, he was clever. Threw down the gauntlet to Brown, he was courageous. He was fit, trim, articulate and churned out enough policies to fill a manifesto - he is ready, is Brown?

I'm off back to my constituency. It has been a delight to blog for The Spectator this week.

Nadine Dorries, the Tory MP for Mid-Bedfordshire contributed to Coffee House throughout conference, to read her entries click here.