Flashman

Cameron needs to be careful of his Flashman mode — sneery, quick-witted, verbally dextrous, often funny, but with an unpleasant whiff of the bullying posh boy getting one over on the normals without even trying. It’s something he does apparently effortlessly, and it can be very effective if you put aside the bullying thing (which people currently do, because it appeals to their secret forelock-tugging mode, but won’t do for ever).

The Sunday Times, 1 May 2011