The last time I read the Daily Mirror, my fish and chips were wrapped in it.  That was a very long time ago.  Since the practise of wrapping chips in newspaper was banned, The Mirror has not had any real, useful purpose.  I was reminded of this this morning when my attention was drawn to the article by Kevin Maguire.

In brief, Mr Maguire was giving his considered, erudite opinion concerning the Conservative leader, David Cameron: - 

"I can think of many words beginning with C that describe David Cameron better than chameleon.  A list in a family newspaper cannot include the short, pithy, abusive word that accurately captures the dislike so many people feel for his type.  After all, we know Cameron is a Conservative so should leave it at that...."

He continues,

"Old Etonian Cameron's a prisoner of his class, the upper class, and condescension comes easily to Tory toffs though plays badly with voters who see straight through synthetic charm..."

and,

"...Cameron's honeymoon is over and he's flailing in the polls around the level he inherited from predecessor Michael "Dracula" Howard. That leaves Cameron resembling yet another Conservative Corpse, a leader destined to join Howard, Iain Duncan Smith, William Hague and John Major in the political graveyard.  The impression yesterday was of a pale, stale version of the young Tony Blair who captured Westminster just over a decade ago. If Cameron's all the Conservatives have to offer, Gordon Brown and Labour have little to worry about."

Finally,

".....I'd put £20 on voters seeing through his Crass strategy before the next general election."

No, Mr Maguire.  If you had the courage of your convictions, you would bet far, far more than that.