Like Barack Obama, Tories must offer
prospect of change and hope
If David Cameron is to join Mr Obama's side on the
global stage as a head of government, he too must be a
plausible agent of change, says Matthew d'Ancona.
Cameron claims that the Tories will implement progressive change Photo: PA
Conservatives have always had an uneasy relationship with the doctrine of progress. "Conservatism," wrote Disraeli in Coningsby, "discards prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows progress." But the defining feature of David Cameron's leadership has been his contention that – counter-intuitively – the Conservative Party is now the true home of progressivism and the best vehicle for the achievement of progressive goals
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