Not a foregone conclusion for Cameron-he is too much like Blair

Steve Richard's takes a swipe at David Cameron in his Indy column this morning by baulking against the recent gloom mongers who believe that after the spate of opinion polls,the Tories are set to win the next election.

I sense the politicians and pundits are premature in predicting so confidently the outcome of the next election.

he says and the reason?

Well Steve reckons that he is too similar to the last PM

he remains too Blair-like as a public figure. Blair had qualities, but his era has been and gone. I sense no clamour for a return. Yet the similarities are so evident that the emulation must be conscious – stylistically and politically.

For Steve it is a question of authenticity,the next PM needs to be a breath of fresh air compared to the last one to be successful