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David Cameron's big secret: he's not a great politician

Fortunately for the country, however, he's a lucky one

14 May 2015

4:00 AM

14 May 2015

4:00 AM

This was a vital election. A Tory failure would have been an act of political treason. Five years ago, the UK was grovelling with the PIGS in the fiscal sty. Our public finances were in a deplorable state, the financial system was in crisis and growth had disappeared over the economic horizon.

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