I think the days of having a PM that looked like your grandfather, SuperMac, Douglas Home, Wilson and Heath are long gone.There was no doubt that all these leaders although lacking in TV compatability had knowledge ,depth and in their own way care and love for the UK.
It appears now that you have to generate sex appeal,fend off criticism and answer questions with a witty reposte rather than substance. Speeches are no longer delivered 'off the cuff' outside factories or on street corners but are constructed, examined and analysed by a team of spin doctors before being delivered by the frontman PM. Pity really but we have to accept that we live in a 24 hour media circus.
For these reasons DC fares well but ED appears lacking in charisma.David on the other hand seemed to cope well and look good on screen and it's for these reasons that I fel that we haven't seen the last of the Milibands. Should Ed lose the next General Election I think David will reappear as a knight in shining armour.
Of course I could be wrong
