Having said this cameron has come forward on a number of issues. As we already know at the heart of his agenda is radical social reform. He will give the police more stop and search powers in a bid to tackle the growing knife and gun crime epidemic. He believes the root of the problems in society lies in the breakdown of the family and has already offered tax breaks to married couples and families.

He will launch an attack on the welfare system whereby ‘the sick’ and the ‘unemployed’ will no longer be ‘entitled’ to benefits. Instead, the welfare state will enter into a ‘two-way contract’ with individuals. If people do not do everything possible to find a job, their money would be stopped. If a paid job cannot be found, they should be obliged to do some community work as a condition of their benefits.

We do have policies but when faced with such an unscrupulous opposition and a party that was born on the back of our policies one does have to be a bit cautious as to just how much of your hand you reveal before an election date is set.