Cameron's fast thinking pays off at first PMQs
Two quick observations on David Cameron's first performance at Prime Minister's Questions.
First, he seemed very nervous to start, and I could see his hands very visibly shaking from my vantage position directly above.
Second, Cameron has very few notes. Whereas Tony Blair and Gordon Brown had thick ring-binders of notes and possible replies, the new PM has only a thin sheaf of papers, and had nothing at all during his exchanges with Harriet Harman.
He seems to rely a lot more on memory and thinking on his feet, with some success against Harman (though I thought she performed better than normal).
Comment number 1.
At 2nd Jun 2010, dennisjunior1 wrote:Michael:
Well, that is very good news regarding Prime Minister Cameron ability to fast think his answers...
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Comment number 2.
At 2nd Jun 2010, Cynosarges wrote:Well, apparantly David Cameron can use his own brain, while Blair and Brown relied on crib sheets provided by others. Quelle surprise!
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At 2nd Jun 2010, David Smith wrote:I distinctly remember that Tony Blair had no notes at his first PMQs. I suspect David Cameron will use them eventually.
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Comment number 4.
At 2nd Jun 2010, stevie wrote:thought Cameron did pretty well today and I am a critic but fair dues for a first he did well....
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