James Forsyth James Forsyth

The Tories cannot continue to fight the election on the vague promise of ‘change’

James Forsyth reviews the week in politics

issue 06 February 2010

James Forsyth reviews the week in politics

Even the Tories accept that they can’t go like this. For a while, David Cameron thought he could maintain his safety-first strategy and leave Labour to tear itself apart. But with the polls returning to hung parliament territory, the high command now accepts that there is a need for a course correction.

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