Bagehot| Strong,weak David Cameron

摘要

AS A rule, a Royal Air Force transport over Afghanistan is a poor place for collecting political intelligence. The engines are loud and the ride not smooth, as pilots swoop and roll to lessen the threat of attack from the ground. Thus it signalled that something urgent was afoot when David Cameron's director of communications, Craig Oliver, began clambering about on a cramped flight out of Kabul on July 5th. He wanted to ask reporters accompanying the prime minister their thoughts on some breaking news.