Charismatic Conservatism
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
A day or two after David Cameron was elected leader of the Conservative Party last week, I arrived late at a party in Notting Hill – the fashionable London district with which Mr. Cameron and his circle is associated. As I ascended the steps, the front door suddenly flew open and I found myself exposed to the full glare of Mr. Cameron’s charisma. As he emerged with his wife Samantha – glamorously pregnant – the new leader beamed at me and remarked confidentially: “It’s a damn good party in there!” With that the Camerons swept past, trailing clouds of glory.
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